Play, sing, dance like a lark? (9)
I believe the answer is:
ascending
'a lark?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'play sing dance' is the wordplay.
'play' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sing'+'dance'='singdance'
'singdance' with letters rearranged gives 'ASCENDING'.
'like' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ascending that I've seen before include "Rising" , "Getting up" , "Going up" .)