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Three students welcoming university break (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lull

'break' is the definition.
(I know that lull is a type of break)

'three students welcoming university' is the wordplay.
'three students' means three replacements for 'student'.
'student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'student' becomes 'l' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'welcoming' means one lot of letters goes inside another (in sense of 'inviting in').
'university' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'l'+'l'+'l'='lll'
'lll' going around 'u' is 'LULL'.

(Other definitions for lull that I've seen before include "Rock to sleep" , "Short period of quiet" , "Calm - calm by deception" , "Short period of calm" , "A quiet spell as in a storm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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