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Straighten out Charlie, humorist at university (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

clear up

'straighten out' is the definition.
('clear up' can be a synonym of 'straighten out')

'charlie humorist at university' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'humorist' becomes 'lear' (Edward Lear).
'at university' becomes 'up'.
'c'+'lear'+'up'='CLEAR-UP'

(Other definitions for clear up that I've seen before include "Solve a mystery - become brighter" , "(Of bad weather) improve" , "Tidy; explain; cure" , "be less untidy" , "Sort out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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