Obliged to go to cell in hive by the sound of it and study? (8)
I believe the answer is:
beholden
'obliged to' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'to cell in hive by the sound of it and study?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'cell' could be 'hold' (hold is a kind of cell) and 'hold' is found in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is present in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'be' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'go' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for beholden that I've seen before include "Under an obligation" , "Owing thanks, indebted" , "Obliged" , "Bound" , "Owing gratitude (to)" .)