Retreat away from reality of, I worry, vote that's miscast (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
ivory tower
'retreat' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'i worry vote that's miscast' is the wordplay.
'that's miscast' indicates an anagram.
'worry'+'vote'='worryvote'
'worryvote' is an anagram of 'vorytower'.
'i'+'vorytower'='IVORY TOWER'
'away from reality of' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ivory tower that I've seen before include "Seclusion from ordinary life" , "Academia (seen as secluded)" , "academic position" , "State of seclusion from worldly realities" .)