The Clue
Seniors' hurdles, maybe (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ORALS
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Notes
The answer ORALS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Exams
Campus ordeals
Certain exams
Certain tests
Doctoral dread
Doctorate hurdle
Feared exams
Hurdles on campus
Ph.D. hurdle
Ph.D. hurdles
Ph.D. trial
Postgraduate hurdles
Rigorous exams
Rigorous tests
Some exams
Some finals
Some tests
Stressful tests
Thesis defenses
Tough tests
Degree-seekers' hurdles
Endings of some courses
Face-to-face exams
Grad school grillings
Grad students' grillings
Grad student's hurdle
Graduate exams, sometimes
Master's degree requirement
Ph.D. candidates' concerns
Profs' posers, at times
Some doctoral exams
Stage in a Ph.D. program
Hurdles for would-be Ph.D.'s
Ordeals for would-be Ph.D.'s
Tests for many Ph.D. candidates
Trying period for a doctoral student
Grad students often dread them
Definition
ORAL as a noun:
1. (oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva) = an examination conducted by word of mouth