University lecturer protected by a cover business somewhere in Mexico (8)
I believe the answer is:
acapulco
'in mexico' is the definition.
('Acapulco' is part of 'mexico')
'university lecturer protected by a cover business' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'U' (abbreviation for university).
'lecturer' becomes 'l' (abbreviation for lecturer).
'protected by' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are held or protected).
'cover' becomes 'cap' (cap is a kind of cover).
'business' becomes 'co' (short for company).
'u'+'l'='ul'
'a'+'cap'+'co'='acapco'
'ul' inserted within 'acapco' is 'ACAPULCO'.
'somewhere' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for acapulco that I've seen before include "Fashionable resort city in southern Mexico" , "Fashionable port city of southern Mexico" , "Mexican Pacific port" , "Mexican location" , "Mexican holiday destination" .)