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King finds no students at mound (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knoll

'mound' is the definition.
('knoll' can be a synonym of 'mound')

'king finds no students' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'k'.
'finds' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'students' becomes 'll'.
'k'+'no'+'ll'='KNOLL'

'at' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for knoll that I've seen before include "Little mound" , "minor eminence" , "Hummock" , "Little hill" , "Small round hill" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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