Parisian university (8)
I believe the answer is:
sorbonne
'parisian university' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for sorbonne that I've seen before include "Non-Boers go over to this French university" , "Common name for the University of Paris" , "Parisian university" , "Famous part of Paris University with literature and science faculties" , "Parisian institution" .)