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Get the better of berk at Balliol? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outwit

'get the better of' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for outwit that I've seen before include "Outsmart" , "Intellectually get the better of" , "Dupe" , "Get the better of by cunning" , "Defeat by superior ingenuity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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