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Look at university for boy (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lou

'boy' is the definition.

'look at university' is the wordplay.
'look' becomes 'lo'.
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'lo'+'u'='LOU'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for lou that I've seen before include "man" , "-- Reed, singer" , "-- Costello, Abbott's partner" , "Male or female" , "--- Costello, US comic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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