Spotted in lover's pendant, go red? (9)
I believe the answer is:
overspend
'spotted in lover's pendant go red?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'spotted in lover's pendant go' is the wordplay.
'spotted in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'OVERSPEND' can be found hidden inside 'lovers pendant go'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overspend that I've seen before include "To run into debt" , "Excessive outlay" , "extravagant" , "splurge" , "Use too many resources" .)