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Excessive amount found by academic about The Origin of Species ? That's probable (4-2)

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I believe the answer is:

odds-on

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'probable' is the definition.
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'excessive amount found by academic about the origin of species ?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'amount' could be 's' (S is an example) and 's' is found in the answer.
'academic' could be 'don' (type of academic - especially at Oxbridge) and 'don' is present in the remaining letters.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'that's' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for odds-on that I've seen before include "High probability" , "With success more likely as bookie would calculate" , "With favourable chances" , "With success more likely than favour in bookie's phrase" , "More likely to win than lose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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