Top universities where climber gets some distance? (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
ivy league
'top universities' is the definition.
'ivy league' can be an answer for 'universities' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'top' bit.
'climber gets some distance?' is the wordplay.
'climber' becomes 'ivy' (ivy is a climbing plant).
'gets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'some distance?' becomes 'league'.
'ivy'+'league'='IVY LEAGUE'
'where' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ivy league that I've seen before include "Eight prestigious US universities" , "Group of US universities of high prestige" , "Prestigious group of US universities" , "Group of eight prestigious USA universities" , "Brown is one of its members" .)