Cryptic crossword clue
I study among graduates — young females 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MAIDENS

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The straight part
We know that "young females /young females" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case young females /young females = maidens.
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What does MAIDENS mean?

MAIDENS noun
  1. One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Mother representing a girl or a young woman
MAIDENS noun
  1. A girl or an unmarried young woman.
  2. A female virgin.
  3. A man with no experience of sex, especially because of deliberate abstention.
  4. A maidservant.
  5. A clothes maiden.
  6. An unmarried woman, especially an older woman.
  7. A racehorse without any victory, i.e. one having a "virgin record".
  8. A horse race in which all starters are maidens.
  9. A Scottish counterpart of the guillotine.
  10. A maiden over.
  11. A machine for washing linen.

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