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Student, once being briefly with nothing to eat, being forgotten (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oblivion

'being forgotten' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for oblivion that I've seen before include "The state of being unconscious of what is happening" , "State of being totally unconscious" , "State of being totally forgotten" , "State of being altogether forgotten" , "Obscurity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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