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Elevate university commendation (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upraise

'elevate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'university commendation' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'U' (abbreviation for university).
'commendation' becomes 'praise' (praise is a kind of commendation).
'u'+'praise'='UPRAISE'

(Other definitions for upraise that I've seen before include "Erect" , "EU pairs (anag) - lift higher" , "Exalt - elevate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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