Better relations pitching tent in Scottish river (7)
I believe the answer is:
detente
'better relations pitching' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'tent in scottish river' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'scottish river' becomes 'dee' (I've seen this before).
'tent' inserted within 'dee' is 'DETENTE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for detente that I've seen before include "Easing of hostility between nations" , "The easing of tensions between nations" , "Thaw in relations" , "Improvement of political relations" , "Easing of hostility between countries" .)