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Count up a large university club for one (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dracula

'count' is the definition.
(Count Dracula)

'up a large university club for one' is the wordplay.
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'large' becomes 'l'.
'university' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'club for one' becomes 'card' (clubs is a playing card suit).
'a'+'l'+'u'+'card'='alucard'
'alucard' backwards is 'DRACULA'.

(Other definitions for dracula that I've seen before include "Bram Stoker's batman" , "Famous vampire" , "Bram Stoker creation" , "Blood Count?" , "Fictional vampire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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