Direction taken by an elderly character in EastEnders? (4)
I believe the answer is:
soap
'elderly character in eastenders?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'direction taken by' is the wordplay.
'direction' becomes 's' (S is an example).
'taken' becomes 'oap' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
's'+'oap'='SOAP'
'an' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for soap that I've seen before include "TV programme; wash" , "cake?" , "Sudsy TV show?" , "type of TV programme" , "Cleaning agent" .)