Cryptic crossword clue
Methuselah had to complete a course his boss thought up

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

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The straight part
We know that "thought up" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case thought up = ideated.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does IDEATED mean?

IDEATED verb
  1. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
  2. To generate an idea.

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