How to address lady married to first man? (5)
I believe the answer is:
madam
'how to address' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'lady married to first man?' is the wordplay.
'lady' becomes 'ada' ().
'married' becomes 'm'.
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'first man?' becomes 'm' (ast letter of 'man').
'ada'+'m'='adam'
'adam' put after 'm' is 'MADAM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for madam that I've seen before include "How one may address a woman" , "formidable woman" , "Bossy girl" , "Formal address to a woman - precocious little girl" , "Make wildly happy" .)