American lawyer will thank graduate in the southeast for information (8)
I believe the answer is:
database
'american lawyer will thank' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'graduate in the southeast for information' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'in the' is an insertion indicator.
'southeast' becomes 'SE' (synonyms).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'information' becomes 'data' (data are bits of information).
'se' after 'data' is 'datase'.
'ba' placed inside 'datase' is 'DATABASE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for database that I've seen before include "Computer's information store" , "Lots of info" , "computer store" , "Where figures might be" , "Body of information" .)