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University of St Andrews launches legal battle against Churchill Gowns for 'copying' traditional red cloak
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Freshers' Week at St Andrews University, Fife, UK. 10th Sep, 2017. Students in their red gowns brave the weather to take their traditional Sunday morning walk along the pier. Credit: Stephen Dorey /
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