No sign of - isn't at the race
'no sign' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'of isn't at the race' is the wordplay.
'of isn't' becomes 'nota' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'nota'+'t'+'race'='NOT A TRACE'
Can you help me to learn more?
'no sign' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'of isn't at the race' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
'at' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?