Implied threat if would-be husband doesn't satisfy? (6)
I believe the answer is:
suitor
'implied threat' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'would-be husband doesn't satisfy?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'be' could be 'suit' (suiting is a kind of being) and 'suit' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'or' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'if' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for suitor that I've seen before include "Man who is courting a woman" , "Man pursuing a woman for marriage" , "Man who courts a woman" , "It's our (anag) - admirer" , "Prospective husband" .)