Charlie finished cutting grass, green again after drought? (9)
I believe the answer is:
recovered
'green again after drought?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'charlie finished cutting grass' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'finished' becomes 'over' (over can mean finished or ended).
'cutting' indicates putting letters inside (some letters cut their way into a word).
'grass' becomes 'reed' (type of grass plant).
'c'+'over'='cover'
'cover' put within 'reed' is 'RECOVERED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for recovered that I've seen before include "came round" , "got back on his feet" , "Got better" , "Found again - recuperated" , "Took back" .)