Rarely it can be associated with writing (8)
I believe the answer is:
literary
'associated with writing' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'rarely it can be' is the wordplay.
'can be' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rarely'+'it'='rarelyit'
'rarelyit' with letters rearranged gives 'LITERARY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for literary that I've seen before include "The scholarly type" , "Learned" , "Concerning writing of artistic value" , "Concerning books" , "Associated with formal writing" .)