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Including a couple of degrees in false name is not natural (7)

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I believe the answer is:

manmade

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'not natural' is the definition.
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'including a couple of degrees in false name' is the wordplay.
'a couple of degrees' means two replacements for 'degree'.
'including' is an insertion indicator.
'degree' becomes 'ma' (Master of Arts is a type of degree).
'degree' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for the degree in measuring angles).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'false' indicates an anagram.
'name' with letters rearranged gives 'mane'.
'd' going within 'mane' is 'mande'.
'ma' going into 'mande' is 'MANMADE'.

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