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Heading to university for party in his city centre, doge of good breeding (7)

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I believe the answer is:

eugenic

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'good breeding' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for eugenic that I've seen before include "breeding better stock" , "To do with science of controlled animal breeding" , "For improving stock" , "of good breeding?" , "Designed to improve a race by selective breeding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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