Excitement following college party (8)
I believe the answer is:
carousal
'party' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for carousal that I've seen before include "Merry drinking spree" , "rave" , "revelry" , "A drink-and-be-merry session" , "Bacchanal" .)