University invested in Lamb’s complete works? Praise the Lord! (8)
I believe the answer is:
alleluia
'praise the lord' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'university invested in lamb's complete works?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'university' could be 'u' (abbreviation for university) and 'u' is found in the answer.
'complete' could be 'all' (similar in meaning) and 'all' is present in the answer.
'lamb' could be 'elia' (pseudonym of essayist Charles Lamb) and 'elia' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alleluia that I've seen before include "God be praised" , "Interjection meaning praise to God, from Hebrew" , "Shout or song in praise of God" , "Liturgical shout of praise" , "Hebrew word meaning praise to God" .)