Three in a row for part of a conjuror's act? (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
hat trick
'three in a row' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'part of a conjuror's act?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'part' could be 'hat' (hat is a kind of part) and 'hat' is located in the answer.
'act?' could be 'trick' (trick is a kind of act) and 'trick' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hat trick that I've seen before include "Taking three wickets with consecutive balls" , "instantly dispatching several?" , "Run of three successes" , "Producing rabbits" , "Three scored in a row as in soccer match" .)