Posts at university linked to entitlements (8)
I believe the answer is:
uprights
'posts' is the definition.
(vertical posts)
'at university linked to entitlements' is the wordplay.
'at university' becomes 'up' (slang term meaning at university).
'linked to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'entitlements' becomes 'rights' (I've seen this before).
'up'+'rights'='UPRIGHTS'
(Other definitions for uprights that I've seen before include "Vertical posts as for rugby match" , "Vertical posts in rugby pitch" , "Vertical posts or stakes" , "goalposts?" , "Vertical posts as in rugby goal" .)