The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CARDIFF
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More clues leading to the result CARDIFF
- City assuming footballer’s first to join club, perhaps?
- Character providing food primarily for British city
- City Road, near which one’s pulled into greasy spoon
- Method of payment providing firm’s first capital
- City oddball, one with two females in tow
- King perhaps providing franc to university
- Club perhaps provided source of financial capital
- Club on the road returns gear for City
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "university" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case university = cardiff.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.