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School subject Pakistani talks a little about (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

latin

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'school subject' is the definition.
'latin' can be an answer for 'subject' (I have seen 'difficult subject' mean 'latin' so perhaps 'subject' could also mean 'latin'). I am not sure about the 'school' bit.

'pakistani talks a little about' is the wordplay.
'a little' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (a little bit of the clue).
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'nital' is hidden in the letters of 'pakistani talks'.
'nital' reversed gives 'LATIN'.

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(Other definitions for latin that I've seen before include "Language of the Caesars" , "demanding subject" , "Language of ancient Rome" , "Romantic language" , "difficult subject" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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