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Divide pupils as term breaks up (6)

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I believe the answer is:

stream

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'divide pupils' is the definition.
'stream' can be an answer for 'pupils' (stream can mean a class of similarly able pupils). I am not sure about the 'divide' bit.

'as term breaks up' is the wordplay.
'breaks up' indicates anagramming the letters.
'as'+'term'='asterm'
'asterm' anagrammed gives 'STREAM'.

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(Other definitions for stream that I've seen before include "Steady flow; pupil group" , "Flow of water on land" , "Flow from master" , "Master of a tributary" , "group of schoolchildren" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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