Struggle of establishment figure to absorb Latin (8)
I believe the answer is:
flounder
'struggle' is the definition.
(flounder can mean to struggle)
'establishment figure to absorb latin' is the wordplay.
'establishment figure' becomes 'founder' (someone who established something).
'to absorb' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'latin' becomes 'l'.
'founder' placed around 'l' is 'FLOUNDER'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for flounder that I've seen before include "Move clumsily like flatfish?" , "Grope around" , "Stagger clumsily in mud (or water)" , "Be out of one's depth" , "Fish; stagger clumsily" .)