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Modest offering from overseas university: English (4)

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I believe the answer is:

mite

'modest offering' is the definition.
(a mite is a small amount)

'overseas university english' is the wordplay.
'overseas university' becomes 'MIT' (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'mit'+'e'='MITE'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for mite that I've seen before include "Tiny arachnid, person or amount of money" , "The Biblical widow's offering" , "Very small creature or child" , "Microscopic animal" , "Minute arachnid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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