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Unexpected defeat for group at university? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upset

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'unexpected defeat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'for group at university?' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'p' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'group' becomes 'set' (both can mean a collection).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'university?' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'p'+'set'='pset'
'pset' put after 'u' is 'UPSET'.

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(Other definitions for upset that I've seen before include "Aggrieved" , "overcome" , "Discountenanced" , "emotional" , "Surprise win" .)

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