Masters perhaps juggling three cats without finally getting scratched (8)
I believe the answer is:
teachers
'masters' is the definition.
(as in schoolmasters)
'juggling three cats without finally getting scratched' is the wordplay.
'juggling' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'getting' indicates putting letters inside.
'scratched' becomes 'acher' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The final letters of 'three cats without' are 'est'.
'est' anagrammed gives 'tes'.
'tes' placed around 'acher' is 'TEACHERS'.
'perhaps' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for teachers that I've seen before include "Pedagogues" , "They impart knowledge" , "Instuctors" , "Educators" , "Instructors" .)