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Express disapproval about university displaying source of ivory (4)

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tusk

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'source of ivory' is the definition.
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'express disapproval about university' is the wordplay.
'express disapproval' becomes 'tsk' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'university' becomes 'U' (abbreviation for university).
'tsk' enclosing 'u' is 'TUSK'.

'displaying' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tusk that I've seen before include "What's the point of a Jumbo that's hard" , "An elephant's long tooth" , "Protruding ivory, of elephant say" , "Elongated tooth" , "Ivory-coloured dentine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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