Note berk swerving around second roadblock (9)
I believe the answer is:
kerbstone
'roadblock' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'note berk swerving around second' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'note' is 'tone' which is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'berk' is 'kerb' which is present in the answer.
'second' could be 's' (common abbreviation) and 's' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for kerbstone that I've seen before include "edging for flags?" , "that's set by the road" , "Pavement edge" , "Pavement edging block" .)