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I believe the answer is:

uni

(Other definitions for uni that I've seen before include "academic establishment" , "Where you can study" , "University (abbreviation)" , "Third-level college, in short" , "Queen's, Belfast, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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