Cryptic crossword clue
Knock about with bruiser at university 5,2

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 2 letter word ROUGH UP

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The straight part
We know that "Knock about" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case knock about = rough up.
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