A deep affection around college for one of those in the bar (6)
I believe the answer is:
alcove
'one of those in the bar' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'a deep affection around college' is the wordplay.
'deep affection' becomes 'love' (I've seen this before).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'college' becomes 'c'.
'love' placed around 'c' is 'lcove'.
'a'+'lcove'='ALCOVE'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alcove that I've seen before include "Small opening off a larger room" , "Small opening - a clove (anag)" , "corner" , "A small recess or niche" , "bay" .)