Maybe encourage one to get groundbreaking single out (8)
I believe the answer is:
handpick
'out' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'maybe encourage one to get groundbreaking single' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is found in the answer.
'single' could be 'i' (one) and 'i' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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