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Radical in favour of institute (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

profound

'radical' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in favour of institute' is the wordplay.
'in favour of' becomes 'pro' (being pro a particular cause).
'institute' becomes 'found' (synonyms).
'pro'+'found'='PROFOUND'

(Other definitions for profound that I've seen before include "anything but superficial" , "unqualified" , "Intellectually deep" , "Far-reaching" , "Needing deep thought" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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