Given a rest? (4)
I believe the answer is:
laid
'given' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a rest?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'lid' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for laid that I've seen before include "tables may be?" , "Wagered" , "The clutch must be" , "Doze" , "settled" .)