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Way to get exam success over time (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

passage

'way' is the definition.
(passage is a kind of way)

'exam success over time' is the wordplay.
'exam success' becomes 'pass' (I've seen this before).
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 'age' (age is a kind of time).
'pass'+'age'='PASSAGE'

'to get' is the link.

(Other definitions for passage that I've seen before include "Section of musical or literary work" , "Corridor or narrow laneway" , "Some reading" , "Way through something" , "Literary extract" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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