Person with a degree, for short (4)

I believe the answer is:

grad

(Other definitions for grad that I've seen before include "Ex-student" , "University degree holder (colloq.)" , "One who studied" , "Person with a degree (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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