She goes to Peru for study (3)

I believe the answer is:

sal

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'she' is the definition.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for sal that I've seen before include "Sarah (dim.)" , "girl?" , "- - volatile" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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