Marry Trim gossip from university with cultural surroundings (6)
I believe the answer is:
milieu
'surroundings' is the definition.
('milieu' can be a synonym of 'surroundings')
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for milieu that I've seen before include "Environmental condition, surrounding" , "'Surroundings, setting (6)'" , "Environment - setting" , "Surroundings - location" , "(Social) setting" .)