King perhaps providing franc to university (7)
I believe the answer is:
cardiff
'university' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'king perhaps providing franc' is the wordplay.
'king perhaps' becomes 'card' (king is a type of playing card).
'providing' becomes 'if' (eg 'providing it's sunny' means 'if it's sunny').
'franc' becomes 'f' (abbreviation for franc).
'card'+'if'+'f'='CARDIFF'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cardiff that I've seen before include "Place in Wales" , "European capital, birthplace of Roald Dahl" , "Welsh city" , "City on the Taff" , "Capital of Wales" .)