Dam lake, the one sisters look up to? (6,8)
I believe the answer is:
mother superior
'one sisters look up to?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'dam lake' is the wordplay.
'dam' becomes 'mother' (I've seen this before).
'lake' becomes 'superior' (I've seen this before).
'mother'+'superior'='MOTHER SUPERIOR'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mother superior that I've seen before include "leading nun" , "leader of religious community" , "First among sisters" , "head of religious community" .)