Name a friend out of turn (4)
I believe the answer is:
paul
'name' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'a friend out of turn' is the wordplay.
'a friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'out of' indicates putting letters inside (some letters on the outside of others).
'turn' becomes 'U' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn).
'pal' placed around 'u' is 'PAUL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paul that I've seen before include "- Newman, US actor" , "One of the apostles" , "- Dombey (Dickens); - Jones, dance" , "---23, C20 novelist" , "One of the Beatles" .)