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' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'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".)