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Wow! Little girl makes university (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cornell

'university' is the definition.
(I know that Cornell is a university)

'wow little girl' is the wordplay.
'wow' becomes 'cor' (both are expressions of surprise).
'little girl' becomes 'Nell' (Little Nell, character in The Old Curiosity Shop).
'cor'+'nell'='CORNELL'

'makes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cornell that I've seen before include "US university" , "University in Ithaca, New York" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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