Adult in a snuggle, intertwining tongues (9)
I believe the answer is:
languages
'tongues' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'adult in a snuggle intertwining' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'adult' could be 'a' (abbreviation) and 'a' is found in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'snuggle' is 'lnguges' which is within the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for languages that I've seen before include "Formalised systems of communication" , "Systems of words in different areas" , "Tongues, vernaculars" .)