University publisher family gathering about lecturer (9)
I believe the answer is:
clarendon
'university publisher' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'family gathering about lecturer' is the wordplay.
'family' becomes 'clan' (clan can mean a large family).
'gathering' is an insertion indicator (gather can mean to acquire or bring in).
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'lecturer' becomes 'don' (don can mean an academic).
'clan' going around 're' is 'claren'.
'claren'+'don'='CLARENDON'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clarendon that I've seen before include "Chief adviser to Charles II; clan drone (anag.)" , "Oxford type" , "heavy-faced type" , "bold type" .)