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Nameless Cambridge college keeps university groups waiting (6)

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I believe the answer is:

queues

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'groups waiting' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I can't understand how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for queues that I've seen before include "Lines of waiting people or vehicles" , "Lines of waiters" , "lots of waiters" , "Line of waiting people or vehicles" , "Waits in line" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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