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Victor a hopeless student in some body of Jewish teaching (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

torah

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'some body of jewish teaching' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'victor a hopeless student in' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'TORAH' is hidden in the letters of 'victor a hopeless student'.

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(Other definitions for torah that I've seen before include "The whole body of Jewish religious literature" , "Jewish scripture" , "The law of God as revealed to Moses" , "Pentateuch" , "The will of God as revealed in Mosaic law" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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