The study of fossils (13)

I believe the answer is:

palaeontology

'the study of fossils' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for palaeontology that I've seen is " The study of fossils".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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