The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 1 plus 6 letter word TO A DEGREE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TO A DEGREE
- Agreed toe is deformed somewhat
- Not entirely where studying at university may lead one
- Somewhat geared to changes, ultimately adaptive
- Hateful person, Eastern European citizen snubbed in part
- Rather common amphibian, for example, seen on pond plant no end
- Somewhat loathsome person for example always coming back
- Where some university courses lead, partly
- Creature such as bird in part
- Not entirely where studying at university may lead one?
- Aim of undergraduate’s journey in part?
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The straight part
We know that "Not entirely/where studying at university may lead one" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case not entirely/where studying at university may lead one = to a degree.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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