Inconclusive row echoed in article relating to old university (7)
I believe the answer is:
oxonian
'relating to old university' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'inconclusive row echoed in article' is the wordplay.
'inconclusive row' becomes 'oxo' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'echoed' says the letters should be written in reverse (I've seen 'echoing' mean this (echo can mean to reflect or bounce back)).
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'in' in reverse letter order is 'ni'.
'oxo'+'ni'+'an'='OXONIAN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oxonian that I've seen before include "up amongst the best?" , "Relating to a top British university" , "Native or scholar of Oxford" , "Native of Oxford (University)" , "is his cause lost?" .)