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Prince Harry’s initial charm after leaving university (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hamlet

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'prince' is the definition.
(Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare's Hamlet)

'harry's initial charm after leaving university' is the wordplay.
'harry's initial' becomes 'h' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'charm' becomes 'amulet' (synonyms).
'after leaving' is a deletion indicator.
'university' becomes 'U' (abbreviation for university).
'amulet' with 'u' taken out is 'amlet'.
'h'+'amlet'='HAMLET'

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(Other definitions for hamlet that I've seen before include "Small settlement" , "Small village for Shakespeare prince" , "Tiny village; Prince of Denmark" , "Shakespeare's tragic Danish prince" , "Small village for Shakespearian prince" .)

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