Unexpected defeat for group at university? (5)
I believe the answer is:
upset
'unexpected defeat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'for group at university?' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'p' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'group' becomes 'set' (both can mean a collection).
'at' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'university?' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'p'+'set'='pset'
'pset' put after 'u' is 'UPSET'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for upset that I've seen before include "Aggrieved" , "overcome" , "Discountenanced" , "emotional" , "Surprise win" .)