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University grounds affected our group (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

campus

'university grounds' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'affected our group' is the wordplay.
'affected' becomes 'camp' (camp can mean exaggerated or affected).
'our group' becomes 'us'.
'camp'+'us'='CAMPUS'

(Other definitions for campus that I've seen before include "Higher education sector" , "Pre-planned college layout and grounds" , "educational grounds" , "In study area" , "educational location" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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