Crossword Genius

Royal not returning to university (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

princeton

'to university' is the definition.
(Princeton University is an example)

'royal not returning' is the wordplay.
'royal' becomes 'prince' (prince is a kind of royal).
'returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'not' in reverse letter order is 'ton'.
'prince'+'ton'='PRINCETON'

(Other definitions for princeton that I've seen before include "US ivy league university" , "Early US university" , "Member of the 11 in New Jersey" , "American university" , "College" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.