Group of academics pass on a bit of erudition (7)

I believe the answer is:

college

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'group of academics' is the definition.
'college' can be an answer for 'group' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'of academics' bit.

'pass on a bit of erudition' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'col' (col is a term for a mountain pass).
'on' becomes 'leg' (cricket term, fielding positions).
'a bit of' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'erudition' is 'e'.
'col'+'leg'+'e'='COLLEGE'

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(Other definitions for college that I've seen before include "Jesus or Magdalene, for example" , "Educational institution" , "Institution of higher education" , "eg Eton" , "Where one learns" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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