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The contents of a bowl make a graduate wicked (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

basinful

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'the contents of a bowl' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a graduate wicked' is the wordplay.
'a graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'wicked' becomes 'sinful' (similar in meaning).
'ba'+'sinful'='BASINFUL'

'make' is the link.

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(Other definitions for basinful that I've seen before include "Capacity of a large bowl" , "More than enough" , "Quantity of water" .)

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