Doctor pointed at university contingent (10)

I believe the answer is:

deputation

'contingent' is the definition.

'doctor pointed at university' is the wordplay.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'pointed'+'at'+'u'='pointedatu'
'pointedatu' anagrammed gives 'DEPUTATION'.

(Another definition for deputation that I've seen is " envoys".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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