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Fed up with education after exam (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sated

'fed up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'education after exam' is the wordplay.
'education' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation - e.g. sex ed).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'exam' becomes 'SAT' (standard attainment test, UK exam).
'ed' put after 'sat' is 'SATED'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sated that I've seen before include "Indulged to the full" , "Fully satisfied" , "Stuffed with dates" , "Stuffed, having eaten to the full" , "Stuffed, having had a surfeit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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