Raid netting academic who's out for a good time (8)
I believe the answer is:
hedonist
'out for a good time' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'raid netting academic' is the wordplay.
'raid' becomes 'heist' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'netting' means one lot of letters goes inside another (net can mean to contain or capture).
'academic' becomes 'don' (type of academic - especially at Oxbridge).
'heist' placed around 'don' is 'HEDONIST'.
'who's' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hedonist that I've seen before include "He believes pleasure is the chief good in life" , "A seeker after luxury" , "seeker of fun" , "playboy" , "Self-indulgent type" .)