Bend and twitch around North Pole (6)
I believe the answer is:
arctic
'north pole' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'bend and twitch' is the wordplay.
'bend' becomes 'arc' (arcing is a kind of bending).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'twitch' becomes 'tic' (tic is a kind of twitch).
'arc'+'tic'='ARCTIC'
'around' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arctic that I've seen before include "Very cold (weather)" , "icy area" , "Extremely cold" , "Of North polar regions" , "Northern ocean" .)