Sikh distressed on tiresome course, back from Izmir? (7)
I believe the answer is:
turkish
'izmir?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'sikh distressed on tiresome course back' is the wordplay.
'distressed' is an anagram indicator.
'on' indicates putting letters inside (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'tiresome course' becomes 'rut' (I have seen 'predictable course' mean 'rut' so perhaps 'course' could also mean 'rut'. I am not sure about the 'tiresome' bit.).
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'rut' back-to-front is 'tur'.
'sikh' anagrammed gives 'kish'.
'kish' placed around 'tur' is 'TURKISH'.
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for turkish that I've seen before include "-- bath; -- delight" , "Jelly-like confection ..." , "Eg, native to Ankara" , "Nationality of a citizen of Ankara" , "From Constantinople, perhaps" .)