Croaky voice after the ride round a headland (10)
I believe the answer is:
hoarseness
'croaky voice' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'after the ride round a headland' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'the ride round' becomes 'hoarse' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a headland' becomes 'ness' (both can mean a promontory).
'hoarse' next to 'ness' is 'HOARSENESS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hoarseness that I've seen before include "Harshness of voice" , "Roughness of voice" , "Rough, harsh quality (of voice)" .)