Placate PR after upsetting one that it's important not to upset? (9)
I believe the answer is:
applecart
'one that it's important not to upset?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'placate pr after upsetting' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'upsetting' indicates an anagram.
'placate'+'pr'='placatepr'
'placatepr' is an anagram of 'APPLECART'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for applecart that I've seen before include "Upset this fruit conveyance to spoil plans" , "Spoil carefully laid plans - upset the . . . . . . . . ." , "To upset this is to throw plans into confusion" , "one that carries fruit" , "Fruit carrier, often upset" .)