Reasons Irish love giving up university and finishing college from leading survey? (6)
I believe the answer is:
argues
'reasons' is the definition.
('argue' can be a synonym of 'reason')
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for argues that I've seen before include "Disputes, proposes the contrary" , "Disputes, contends verbally" , "Quarrels or disagrees" , "Debates or bickers" , "Disputes, expresses disagreement" .)