University charges, under pressure, going higher (7)
I believe the answer is:
upwards
'going higher' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'university charges under pressure' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'U' (abbreviation for university).
'charges' becomes 'wards' (I've seen this before).
'under' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (scientific abbreviation).
'wards' after 'p' is 'pwards'.
'u'+'pwards'='UPWARDS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for upwards that I've seen before include "To a higher position" , "in direction of ceiling" , "Towards a higher level" .)