Scholarly study opens in a satisfactory way (4-4)
I believe the answer is:
well-read
'scholarly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'study opens in a satisfactory way' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'study' could be 'read' (synonyms) and 'read' is found in the answer.
'satisfactory' could be 'well' (similar in meaning) and 'well' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for well-read that I've seen before include "Erudite" , "Knowledgeable on books" , "Having learnt a lot from books" , "A dweller may be knowledgeable about literature" , "Literate, having absorbed many books" .)