The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VARSITY
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More clues leading to the result VARSITY
- Higher education campus perhaps mostly overwhelmed by change
- Change round model of Oxford and Cambridge, say?
- Change around position in higher education
- Where to learn to stay put amid change
- Convert about to take up chair in Cambridge, perhaps?
- Cambridge maybe can offer model when there’s change all around
- Rest amid change competing for Oxford, say?
- Ravi almost went back to the speaker's urban district with the college team
- Top teams try VISA out
- A school's main players relax amid change
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The straight part
We know that "Higher education" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case higher education = varsity.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does VARSITY mean?
VARSITY noun- University
- The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)