Left university commitments to follow work prospects (13)
I believe the answer is:
opportunities
'prospects' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'left university commitments to follow work' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'left' could be 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard) and 'port' is found within the answer.
'university' could be 'uni' (informal abbreviation) and 'uni' is found within the answer.
'commitments' could be 'ties' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ties' is found in the answer.
'work' could be 'op' (common abbreviation for 'opus') and 'op' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for opportunities that I've seen before include "Prospects" , "Chances" .)