After the normal time, accept new rite for the educated (8)
I believe the answer is:
literate
'the educated' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'after the normal time accept new rite' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'time' could be 'era' (an era is a period of time) and 'era' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lite' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for literate that I've seen before include "properly educated" , "Well versed in books" , "Scholarly" , "Well-read" , "Able to read and write" .)