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Ideas came unstuck in these places of learning (9)

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I believe the answer is:

academies

'these places of learning' is the definition.

'ideas came unstuck' is the wordplay.
'unstuck' indicates an anagram.
'ideas'+'came'='ideascame'
'ideascame' anagrammed gives 'ACADEMIES'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for academies that I've seen before include "Places of study" , "specialised schools" .)

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