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School, a drawback for Oscar? (7,5)

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I believe the answer is:

academy award

'for oscar?' is the definition.
(Academy Awards are informally called Oscars)

'school a drawback' is the wordplay.
'school' becomes 'academy' (academy is a kind of school).
'drawback' becomes 'ward' (I've seen this in other clues).
'academy'+'a'+'ward'='ACADEMY AWARD'

(Other definitions for academy award that I've seen before include "Oscar" , "Special achievement" .)

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