The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SCHOLARS
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More clues leading to the result SCHOLARS
- Finally teach class or upset those in it?
- Erudite professors or their proteges, perhaps
- They learn of the sun’s trapping carbon and hydrogen
- Academics cold, initially, hating piercing of star son
- Disciples finding type of energy’s surrounding church
- Erudite professors or their proteges perhaps
- They could be changing class or holding a bit of homework
- Pupils start to sing newly composed chorals
- Learned people have South Indian kings' money
- Rajarajan, amongst seniors, and graduate students ...
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "/ / Learned people" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case / / learned people = scholars.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.
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What does SCHOLARS mean?
SCHOLARS noun- A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
- A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
- A learned person; a bookman.