Improvement in relationship seen during month away (4)
I believe the answer is:
thaw
'improvement in relationship' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'during month away' is the wordplay.
'during' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'THAW' can be found hidden inside 'month away'.
'seen' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thaw that I've seen before include "Melting process" , "John, once regularly on TV" , "snow does eventually" , "Become friendlier; melt" , "when the temperature rises?" .)