Swear about male's habits (7)
I believe the answer is:
customs
'habits' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'swear about male's' is the wordplay.
'swear' becomes 'cuss' (synonyms).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'male' becomes 'tom' (tom can mean a male cat).
'cuss' placed around 'tom' is 'CUSTOMS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for customs that I've seen before include "Accepted practices" , "Habits or import taxes" , "Import duties" , "Traditions" , "state's duties?" .)