Where to learn a beastly game and give people the blues? (8)
I believe the answer is:
oxbridge
'where to learn a beastly' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'game and give people the blues?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'game' could be 'bridge' (card game) and 'bridge' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ox' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oxbridge that I've seen before include "Elite institutions shortly" , "linking two top-quality bodies" , "Home of the Boat Race crews" , "Oxford and Cambridge Universities" , "Related to Britain's two oldest universities" .)