Bound to have married during relationship in October down under? (10)
I believe the answer is:
springtime
'october down under?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'bound to have married during relationship' is the wordplay.
'bound' becomes 'spring' (both can mean to leap).
'to have' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'married' becomes 'm' (abbreviation, e.g. in genealogy).
'during' indicates putting letters inside.
'relationship' becomes 'tie' (tie is a kind of relationship).
'm' placed into 'tie' is 'time'.
'spring'+'time'='SPRINGTIME'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for springtime that I've seen before include "era of promise" , "Growing season" , "When trees are budding" , "Season loved by lovers" .)