Consequence of university learner getting external support (6)
I believe the answer is:
result
'consequence' is the definition.
('result' can be a synonym of 'consequence')
'university learner getting external support' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'learner' becomes 'l'.
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'external' indicates putting letters inside (I've seen this in other clues).
'support' becomes 'rest' (rest is a kind of support**).
'u'+'l'='ul'
'ul' inserted within 'rest' is 'RESULT'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for result that I've seen before include "Verdict" , "Rustle (anag.)" , "'Outcome, consequence (6)'" , "Consequence in Ulster (6)" , "'Outcome, upshot (6)'" .)