Exposed what made a graduate embarrassed? (5)
I believe the answer is:
bared
'exposed' is the definition.
(baring is a kind of exposing)
'graduate embarrassed?' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'BA' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'embarrassed?' becomes 'red' (someone may blush or go red when embarrassed).
'ba'+'red'='BARED'
'what made a' is the 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 bared that I've seen before include "Stripped" , "Uncovered" .)