An Independent setter that's big on Japanese TV (5)
I believe the answer is:
anime
'big on japanese tv' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'an independent setter' is the wordplay.
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'setter' becomes 'me' (the setter of the clue).
'an'+'i'+'me'='ANIME'
'that's' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anime that I've seen before include "Japanese cartoon style" , "style of Japanese film" , "Japanese cartoon film genre" , "Drawing style" .)