Cryptic crossword clue
Clumsy students from eg Durham taking road south 5

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NERDS

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What does NERDS mean?

NERDS noun
  1. (sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
  2. (sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
  3. An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
  4. (post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.

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