The style of a plucky violinist? (9)
I believe the answer is:
pizzicato
'the style of a plucky violinist?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'the style of a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pizzicato that I've seen before include "To be plucked (musical)" , "Played by plucking" .)