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Learning of nude riot, I panicked (9)

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I believe the answer is:

erudition

'learning' is the definition.
('erudition' can be a synonym of 'learning')

'nude riot i panicked' is the wordplay.
'panicked' is an anagram indicator.
'nude'+'riot'+'i'='nuderioti'
'nuderioti' with letters rearranged gives 'ERUDITION'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for erudition that I've seen before include "profound scholarly knowledge" , "Learning, scholarship" , "Knowledge, learning" , "State of learning or culture" , "Great knowledge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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