Manage to save, for the party (3-8)
I believe the answer is:
get-together
'party' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'manage to save for the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'to' is within the answer.
an anagram of 'the' is 'eth' which is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for get-together that I've seen before include "An informal party" , "Informal meeting" , "informal social gathering" , "Assemble" .)