Aerofoil allowing forward or backward movement and view? (5)
I believe the answer is:
rotor
'aerofoil' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'allowing forward or backward movement and view?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'or' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rot' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rotor that I've seen before include "Helicopter supporter" , "Spinner" , "Turning part of a mechanism" , "Device turning" , "Something mechanical" .)