Briefly examine notes made by debtors, keen to learn more (8)
I believe the answer is:
studious
'more' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'briefly examine notes made by debtors keen to learn' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'notes' could be 'ious' (I Owe You notes) and 'ious' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'stud' 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).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for studious that I've seen before include "Diligent; scholarly" , "Academic, diligent" , "Deliberate and painstaking as in reading" , "Like a good schoolboy" , "possessing industry" .)