What does the cryptic crossword clue "Damned academic's way to make two lots of us fat? (6,7)" mean?

The definition is "Damned academic". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of DOCTOR (synonym="DOCTOR") + US (synonym="two lots of ‘us’") + US (synonym="two lots of ‘us’") + FAT (synonym="FAT") = DOCTOR FAUSTUS; definition: "Damned academic's" The answer is DOCTOR FAUSTUS.

Damned academic's way to make two lots of us fat? (6,7)

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