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Getting over process for getting into university (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clearing

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'getting' is the definition.
(clearing is a kind of getting)

'process for getting into university' is the wordplay.
'process' becomes 'ear' (ear is a kind of process).
'for getting into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'university' becomes 'cling' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ear' placed into 'cling' is 'CLEARING'.

'over' is the link.

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(Other definitions for clearing that I've seen before include "part of wood" , "open area" , "Sort of bank" , "part of forest" , "becoming brighter" .)

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