Intellectual gatherings (6)
I believe the answer is:
salons
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">intellectual gatherings</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for salons that I've seen before include "Hairdressers' and beauticians' shops" , "homes for bluestockings" .)