### Clue: Classy old record in handwriting for student of the highest mysteries (9)
### Answer: UFOLOGIST 
 ### Explanation: Definition: student of the highest mysteries
 U(characteristic of the upper class;classy) + { [ O(abbrev. for "old") + LOG(a record of events) ] **contained in**(in) FIST(informal term for a person's handwriting) }.
Defn: …, viz. Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs).