Pose skating in the rink in a pastel shade (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
rose pink
'rink in a pastel shade' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'pose skating in' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'pose' is 'osep' which is within the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for rose pink that I've seen is " Shade of a flower (two flowers!)".)