Got well-educated, no beginner (6)
I believe the answer is:
earned
'got' is the definition.
(earning is a kind of getting)
'well-educated no beginner' is the wordplay.
'well-educated' becomes 'learned' ('learned' can be a synonym of 'well-educated').
'no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'beginner' becomes 'l'.
'learned' with 'l' taken away is 'EARNED'.
(Other definitions for earned that I've seen before include "Gained by working" , "Merited through behaviour" , "Merited through work" , "made money" , "Gained by labour" .)