Love bold cheers around English work by Gilbert and Sullivan? (8)
I believe the answer is:
operetta
'work by gilbert and sullivan?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'love bold cheers around english' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'bold' becomes 'pert' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cheers' becomes 'ta' (both can mean thank you).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'pert'+'ta'='pertta'
'pertta' going around 'e' is 'peretta'.
'o'+'peretta'='OPERETTA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for operetta that I've seen before include "Show" , "Showboat or The Gondoliers, say" , "Light musical stage work" , "light-hearted performance" , "La belle Helene, say" .)