Habits of well-bred philosophers? (6)
I believe the answer is:
usages
'habits' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'well-bred philosophers?' is the wordplay.
'well-bred' becomes 'u' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'philosophers?' becomes 'sages' (I've seen this in another clue).
'u'+'sages'='USAGES'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for usages that I've seen before include "Customary treatments, practices" , "Customs." , "Linguistic norms" , "Habitual or customary practices" , "Habitual practices with words" .)