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Left and got paid as a scholar (7)

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I believe the answer is:

learned

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'paid as a scholar' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'left and got' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'got' becomes 'earned' (earning is a kind of getting).
'l'+'earned'='LEARNED'

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(Other definitions for learned that I've seen before include "Wise, educated" , "Acquired and digested knowledge" , "Well educated and knowledgeable" , "Intellectual" , "Full of knowledge" .)

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