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Lecturer received a wage, being scholarly (7)

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I believe the answer is:

learned

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'scholarly' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'lecturer received a wage being' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'lecturer' could be 'l' (abbreviation for lecturer) and 'l' is found within the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
'being' could be 'rn' (RN is an example) and 'rn' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'eed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for learned that I've seen before include "Acquired information, being well educated" , "Well-educated" , "Discovered, ascertained" , "Gained understanding" , "Educated, scholarly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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