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Scholarly (8)

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'scholarly' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for academic that I've seen before include "Scholar - of no practical importance" , "Scholarly as opposed to practical (8)" , "having no bearing on the situation" , "This person may be a professor" , "Donnish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Sun, The Independent, The Sunday Times, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.
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