Scholar (5)
'scholar' is the definition.
(pupil is a kind of scholar)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pupil that I've seen before include "One being taught" , "One under instruction" , "One in the eye or in place of learning" , "that shrinks from brightness" , "Aperture in an eye" .)
'scholar' is the definition.
(savant is a kind of scholar)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for savant that I've seen before include "He displays erudition" , "Clever sort" , "academic" , "Learned man" , "Man of great learning" .)
(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "Horsed around on the Greek island" , "Dock for undersea craft" , "Shored (anag) - Greek island" , "Greek island - British-born South African statesman" , "Largest island of the Dodecanese" .)
'scholar' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for academic that I've seen before include "Scholarly; irrelevant" , "Associated with places of higher learning" , "Scholar - relating to a college" , "what's not relevant" , "A person studying" .)