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Learning to make idea count (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

education

'learning' is the definition.
(education is a kind of learning)

'make idea count' is the wordplay.
'make' indicates anagramming the letters.
'idea'+'count'='ideacount'
'ideacount' with letters rearranged gives 'EDUCATION'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for education that I've seen before include "Blair's triple mantra" , "Teaching - knowledge" , "Knowledge acquired by learning and instruction" , "Culture" , "training" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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