Publicise place in military band (6)
I believe the answer is:
splash
'publicise' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'place in military band' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'pl' (abbreviation used in postal addresses).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'military band' becomes 'sash' (I've seen this in another clue).
'pl' put within 'sash' is 'SPLASH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for splash that I've seen before include "Make liquid fly around" , "Bright patch of colour; cause water to fly" , "Display (a story) prominently in a newspaper" , "Excitement" , "A Bigger --, Hockney painting" .)