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Recommend Bullock for head of Department at posh uni (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oxford

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'posh uni' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'recommend bullock for head of department' is the wordplay.
'recommend bullock' becomes 'ox' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'head of' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'department' is 'd'.
'ox'+'for'+'d'='OXFORD'

'at' is the link.

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(Other definitions for oxford that I've seen before include "Famous 16" , "- Blue; - bags" , "Ancient university town" , "English city" , "Boat Race's Dark Blues" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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