When graduates trained hoi polloi (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
great unwashed
'when graduates trained hoi polloi' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'when graduates trained' is the wordplay.
'trained' indicates anagramming the letters (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'when'+'graduates'='whengraduates'
'whengraduates' is an anagram of 'GREAT UNWASHED'.
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