Learner in jam with Queen giving great performance (7)
I believe the answer is:
blinder
'great performance' is the definition.
'blinder' can be an answer for 'performance' (I have seen 'Outstanding performance' mean 'blinder' so perhaps 'performance' could also mean 'blinder'). I am unsure of the 'great' bit.
'learner in jam with queen' is the wordplay.
'learner' becomes 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'jam' becomes 'bind' (I've seen this in another clue).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'queen' becomes 'ER' (short for Elizabeth Regina ie Queen Elizabeth).
'l' inserted into 'bind' is 'blind'.
'blind'+'er'='BLINDER'
'giving' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for blinder that I've seen before include "Star performance" , "Outstanding sporting performance" , "Spectacular sporting performance" , "the boy in "Equus"?" , "as Cornwall, as against Gloucester" .)