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Song about a university uprising (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roundelay

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'song' is the definition.
(I know that roundelay is a type of song)

'about a university uprising' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'about' could be 'round' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'round' is present in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ely' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for roundelay that I've seen before include "Slow, circling medieval dance" , "Slow, medieval dance, in a circle" , "Circle dance; simple song" , "Short, simple song" , "Slow dance - song with refrain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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