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Oscar (7,5)

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I believe the answer is:

academy award

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">oscar</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(Academy Awards are informally called Oscars)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for academy award that I've seen before include "Oscar" , "Special achievement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Mirror and The Guardian.
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