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Land for each university (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peru

'land' is the definition.
(Peru is a country)

'each university' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'per' ('per' can mean for each).
'university' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'per'+'u'='PERU'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for peru that I've seen before include "Land of the Incas" , "Mario Vargas Llosa's native land" , "Machu Picchu country" , "Homeland of Paddington Bear" , "Paddington Bear's country of birth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Mirror.
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