Example of fashionable intellectual attitude (8)
I believe the answer is:
instance
'example' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'fashionable intellectual attitude' is the wordplay.
'fashionable' becomes 'in' (in can mean fashionable or trendy).
'intellectual attitude' becomes 'stance' (stance is a kind of attitude. I am not sure about the 'intellectual' bit.).
'in'+'stance'='INSTANCE'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for instance that I've seen before include "'Example, illustration (8)'" , "Example or single occurrence of something" , "Exemplify" , "Case - isn't acne (anag)" , "Cite as an example" .)