Miss first train in Clare going to Dublin, as shut up in private meeting (8)
I believe the answer is:
closeted
'dublin as shut up in private meeting' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'miss first train in clare going' is the wordplay.
'miss' becomes 'lose' (I've seen this in other clues).
'first' says to take the initial letters.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'clare going' becomes 'ced' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The initial letter of 'train' is 't'.
'lose'+'t'='loset'
'loset' put within 'ced' is 'CLOSETED'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for closeted that I've seen before include "Do select, being in state of cautious privacy" , "secret" , "Cedes lot, being shut away" , "Shut away for private talk" , "Confined to a small space, as for intensive work" .)