Turn up in notorious surroundings being overbearing (8)
I believe the answer is:
arrogant
'being overbearing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'turn up in notorious surroundings' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'go' (a person's move in a board game).
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'in notorious' becomes 'arrant' (I've seen this in another clue. I am not sure about the 'in' bit.).
'surroundings' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'go' backwards is 'og'.
'og' put within 'arrant' is 'ARROGANT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arrogant that I've seen before include "Overbearingly proud" , "Haughty - imperious" , "Conceited, self-important" , "Disdainful" , "High and mighty" .)