Inspected substance of plaudit educator received? (7)
I believe the answer is:
audited
'inspected substance' is the definition.
'audited' can be an answer for 'inspected' ('audit' can be a synonym of 'inspect'). I'm not sure about the 'substance' bit.
'of plaudit educator received?' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'AUDITED' is hidden within 'plaudit educator received'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for audited that I've seen before include "officially checked" , "Examined (accounts)" , "Checked books" , "not cooked?" , "Checked (someone's accounts)" .)