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Love times working with Scotsman, Magdalen graduate possibly (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oxonian

'magdalen graduate possibly' is the definition.
(graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford)

'love times working with scotsman' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'times' becomes 'x' (x resembles the multiplication or times sign).
'working' becomes 'on' (on can mean working or activated).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'scotsman' becomes 'ian' (common Scottish name).
'o'+'x'+'on'+'ian'='OXONIAN'

(Other definitions for oxonian that I've seen before include "Relating to Oxford University" , "is his cause lost?" , "Inhabitant of Oxford" , "Native or resident of Oxford" , "up amongst the best?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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