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Graduate translated Latin used in morning service (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

matinal

'used in morning service' is the definition.
(relating to matins prayers)

'graduate translated latin' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'ma' (abbreviation for Master of Arts).
'translated' indicates an anagram.
'latin' with letters rearranged gives 'tinal'.
'ma'+'tinal'='MATINAL'

(Another definition for matinal that I've seen is " of morning prayer".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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