Comprehends clues I'd composed around November (8)
I believe the answer is:
includes
'comprehends' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'clues i'd composed around november' is the wordplay.
'composed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'november' becomes 'N' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'clues'+'id'='cluesid'
'cluesid' is an anagram of 'icludes'.
'icludes' going around 'n' is 'INCLUDES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for includes that I've seen before include "embraces" , "Considers as part of something" , "Allows participation" , "Takes in as part of other things" , "Takes in along with others" .)