From here, cheers short ball clobbered? (9)
I believe the answer is:
bleachers
'from here' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'cheers short ball clobbered?' is the wordplay.
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'clobbered?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'clobber' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'ball' with its final letter taken away is 'bal'.
'cheers'+'bal'='cheersbal'
'cheersbal' with letters rearranged gives 'BLEACHERS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution?
Install my app