She studies about south eastern bowman (10)

I believe the answer is:

researcher

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'she studies about south eastern bowman' is the definition.
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'about south eastern bowman' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (regarding).
'south eastern' becomes 'se'.
'bowman' becomes 'archer' (synonyms).
're'+'se'+'archer'='RESEARCHER'

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(Other definitions for researcher that I've seen before include "One investigating" , "I investigate" , "One making investigations" , "One seeks information" , "analyst" .)

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

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