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Couple in act outside university (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

duo

'couple' is the definition.
('duo' can be a synonym of 'couple')

'act outside university' is the wordplay.
'act' becomes 'do' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'do' going around 'u' is 'DUO'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for duo that I've seen before include "A team of two" , "Couple, pair" , "Two-person act" , "rejected Arab's lute" , "entertainers such as Eric and Ernie" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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