Discuss going up to bed before tea, perhaps (6)
I believe the answer is:
debate
'discuss' is the definition.
(I know that debate is a type of discuss)
'bed before tea perhaps' is the wordplay.
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'bed'+'tea'='bedtea'
'bedtea' is an anagram of 'DEBATE'.
'going up to' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for debate that I've seen before include "Verbal disputation" , "Exchange of views" , "Formal discussion through argument" , "Argue the toss" , "Discussion throung argument" .)