College paperwork for students' garments (8)
I believe the answer is:
uniforms
'garments' is the definition.
(uniforming is a kind of garmenting)
'college paperwork' is the wordplay.
'college' becomes 'uni' (short for university).
'paperwork' becomes 'forms' (I've seen this in another clue).
'uni'+'forms'='UNIFORMS'
'for students'' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for uniforms that I've seen before include "Formal attire of, say, army members" , "Clothes for the forces" , "Distinctive dress worn by particular groupss" , "Distinctive clothing for members" , "Formal clothes for troops" .)