Accursed rabid hound turns up (6)
I believe the answer is:
goddam
'accursed' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'rabid hound turns up' is the wordplay.
'rabid' becomes 'mad' (I've seen this in another clue).
'hound' becomes 'dog' (synonyms).
'turns up' is a reversal indicator.
'mad'+'dog'='maddog'
'maddog' in reverse letter order is 'GODDAM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for goddam that I've seen is " Blooming".)