Long suffering, it’s implied, on the Strand? (7)
I believe the answer is:
beached
'long suffering' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'implied on the strand?' is the wordplay.
'implied' becomes 'ed' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the strand?' becomes 'beach' (I've seen this before).
'ed' after 'beach' is 'BEACHED'.
'it's' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for beached that I've seen before include "landed ashore" , "like a fish out of water" , "unable to move?" , "High and dry" .)