Those higher places where learning depends on ignorance (8)
I believe the answer is:
colleges
'those higher places where learning depends' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'on ignorance' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'on' could be 'leg' (cricket term) and 'leg' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'coles' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for colleges that I've seen before include "Educational establishments for higher education" , "Institutes of higher education" , "Seats of learning" , "In some schools" , "Educational institutions" .)