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University female taken in by fatter drunk, a hypocrite (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tartuffe

'a hypocrite' is the definition.
(as in 'Tartuffe or The Impostor or The Hypocrite')

'university female taken in by fatter drunk' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'taken in by' is an insertion indicator.
'drunk' is an anagram indicator.
'u'+'f'='uf'
'fatter' with letters rearranged gives 'tartfe'.
'uf' put into 'tartfe' is 'TARTUFFE'.

(Other definitions for tartuffe that I've seen before include "insincere Frenchman" , "Moliere's hypocrite" , "Hypocrite created by Moliere" , "Play by Moliere" , "The French play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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