The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COLLEGE
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result COLLEGE
- Sheepdog, for example for one private school?
- Pass ecstasy round stage school
- Porter admitting cricket side in school
- Pass on education, primarily, in this
- Where to train sheepdog, say, for one
- Old king holding on for Churchill, say
- School allergies from time to time absent in Eton?
- Pass member heading for Emmanuel or Selwyn, maybe
- Company suggest leaving a place of learning
- School cricket side hosted by old king
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The straight part
We know that "school" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case school = college.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 COLLEGE mean?
COLLEGE noun- A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
- (in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.
- An electoral college.
- An academic institution.
- A specialized division of a university.
- An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
- A university.
- Attendance at an institution of higher education.
- A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
- A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
- An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
- An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
- A high school or secondary school.
- A private (non-government) primary or high school.
- A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
- A government high school, short for junior college.
- (in Chile) A bilingual school.