Unfortunately Rome date not up to much (8)
I believe the answer is:
moderate
'up to much' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'unfortunately rome date' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates anagramming the letters (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'rome'+'date'='romedate'
'romedate' is an anagram of 'MODERATE'.
'not' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for moderate that I've seen before include "kept within bounds" , "So-so; sensible" , "Slacken" , "Within reasonable or average limits" , "not going to extremes" .)