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At a lecture seeing faculty's names (5)

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cites

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'names' is the definition.
('cite' can be a synonym of 'name')

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(Other definitions for cites that I've seen before include "Quotes; mentions in official despatch" , "Quotes (an author)" , "Refers to" , "Mentions as an example" , "Quotes; names" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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