— Scholar (6)
'scholar' is the definition.
(pupil is a kind of scholar)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pupil that I've seen before include "One being taught" , "One under instruction" , "One in the eye or in place of learning" , "that shrinks from brightness" , "Aperture in an eye" .)
(Other definitions for rhodes that I've seen before include "Dock for undersea craft" , "Aegean island" , "British imperialist; Greek island" , "Hordes visit the Greek island" , "See 21 Down" .)
'scholar' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for academic that I've seen before include "having no bearing on the situation" , "Well-read" , "Theoretical or relating to colleges" , "Scholar - relating to a college" , "Irrelevant; teacher" .)