### Clue: Graduates' note includes section for some rice (7)
### Answer: BASMATI 
 ### Explanation: Definition: some rice 
 { [ BA, MA](abbrevs. respectively for two graduates, a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts respectively) + TI(the syllable used for the 7th note in the diatonic musical scale) } **containing**(includes) S(abbrev. for "section").
Defn: A type of long-grained rice with a fragrance.