Disgusting old woman thus turning up outside university (6)

I believe the answer is:

odious

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'disgusting' is the definition.
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'old woman thus turning up outside university' is the wordplay.
'old woman' becomes 'odi' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'thus' becomes 'so' (synonyms).
'turning up' is a reversal indicator.
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'so' back-to-front is 'os'.
'os' going around 'u' is 'ous'.
'odi'+'ous'='ODIOUS'

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(Other definitions for odious that I've seen before include "Detestable, execrable" , "Loathsome and repulsive" , "Repellent" , "Contemptible" , "Replusive, abhorrent (6)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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