Fabrication to get university place (4)
I believe the answer is:
lieu
'place' is the definition.
('lieu' can be a synonym of 'place')
'fabrication to get university' is the wordplay.
'fabrication' becomes 'lie' (I've seen this before).
'to get' says to put letters next to each other.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'lie'+'u'='LIEU'
(Other definitions for lieu that I've seen before include "Stead - place" , "In - of means instead of" , "Place - position" , "'In ..., instead (4)'" , "The substitute" .)