How do I solve 26 down in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31245?

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26 down reads "Skip start of Open University" (4 letters); the answer is OMIT. It's a charade: the answer breaks into parts in clue order, each part clued by a word or short phrase. No indicators needed; watch for standard abbreviations (RA = artist, US = American, IN = at home) and short synonyms. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Skip start of Open University (4)

26D — Skip start of Open University (4) — OMIT