Old game involving ten blues from here? (8)
I believe the answer is:
oxbridge
'blues from here?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'old game involving ten' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'game' becomes 'bridge' (card game).
'involving' is an insertion indicator.
'ten' becomes 'X' (Roman numeral).
'o'+'bridge'='obridge'
'obridge' going around 'x' is 'OXBRIDGE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oxbridge that I've seen before include "Elite academia" , "Elite institutions shortly" , "Generic term for an ancient, privileged, university" , "Related to Britain's two oldest universities" , "Home of the Boat Race crews" .)