Happy to make a fresh start on fairy story (7)
I believe the answer is:
affable
'happy' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'make a fresh start on fairy story' is the wordplay.
'make' indicates an anagram.
'start' says to take the initial letters.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'fairy story' becomes 'fable' (fable is a kind of story. I am not sure about the 'fairy' bit.).
The initial letter of 'fresh' is 'f'.
'a' after 'f' is 'fa'.
'fa' with letters rearranged gives 'af'.
'af'+'fable'='AFFABLE'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for affable that I've seen before include "Amicable" , "Obliging" , "Genial and cordial" , "Warm and friendly" , "Cordial, friendly" .)