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Poet seen in a university study (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

auden

'poet' is the definition.
(Auden is an example)

'a university study' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'study' becomes 'den' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'u'+'den'='AUDEN'

'seen in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for auden that I've seen before include "W. H. -, English poet" , "W. H. -, Eng. poet" , "W. H. ... (British poet)" , "Poet, associate of Spender and Isherwood" , "W. H. -, English-born poet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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