Name a Rugby Union forward (6)
I believe the answer is:
rupert
'name' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'a rugby union forward' is the wordplay.
'a rugby union' becomes 'RU' (abbreviation).
'forward' becomes 'pert' (both can mean cheeky or disrespectful).
'ru'+'pert'='RUPERT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rupert that I've seen before include "Prince" , "Mary Tourtel's bear" , "Poet who wrote of ..." , "Boy" , "Comic strip bear" .)