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Even forbid uni daring for inflexibility (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obduracy

'inflexibility' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'even forbid uni daring' is the wordplay.
'even' means one should take alternating letters (even-numbered letters are used).
'uni' becomes 'u' (U is an abbreviation for university).
'daring' becomes 'racy' (I've seen this in another clue).
The alternate letters of 'forbid' are 'obd'.
'obd'+'u'+'racy'='OBDURACY'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for obduracy that I've seen before include "Mulishness" , "Stubbornness" , "Refusal to give in" .)

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