University professor laid up - poor soul's covered in lumps (8)

I believe the answer is:

nodulous

'covered in lumps' is the definition.

'university professor laid up poor soul's' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'professor' becomes 'don' (I've seen this before).
'laid up' is a reversal indicator.
'poor' is an anagram indicator.
'u'+'don'='udon'
'udon' reversed gives 'nodu'.
'soul' anagrammed gives 'lous'.
'nodu'+'lous'='NODULOUS'

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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