Pass Chinese academic (4,2)

I believe the answer is:

hand on

'pass' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'chinese academic' is the wordplay.
'chinese' becomes 'han' (Chinese dynasty).
'academic' becomes 'don' (type of academic - especially at Oxbridge).
'han'+'don'='HAND ON'

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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