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Exposed what made a graduate embarrassed? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bared

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'exposed' is the definition.
(baring is a kind of exposing)

'graduate embarrassed?' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'embarrassed?' becomes 'red' (someone may blush or go red when embarrassed).
'ba'+'red'='BARED'

'what made a' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for bared that I've seen before include "Stripped" , "Uncovered" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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