Turns up, the foreign graduate at bar is a precious type (8)
I believe the answer is:
adorable
'bar is a precious type' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'turns up the foreign graduate at' is the wordplay.
'turns up' is a reversal indicator.
'the foreign' becomes 'el'.
'graduate' becomes 'ba'.
'at' becomes 'roda' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'el'+'ba'+'roda'='elbaroda'
'elbaroda' written backwards gives 'ADORABLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adorable that I've seen before include "Lovely and attractive" , "Very charming and attractive" , "Cute and cuddly?" , "fetching" , "Quite delightful, fit to be worshipped" .)