(1)Clue is ALUMNUS= 2 words = 3, 3
(2)Clue is MELLOW = 8 letters and 5th letter must be the same as 4th letter in clue (1) above.
(3) Clue is VALUABLE THINGS & is 15 letters in total. Doesn't say whether its all one word or several. So far I only have---
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more than one word