Part of heel-bone sore when twisted a bit (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
rose noble
'part' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'heel-bone sore when twisted a bit' is the wordplay.
'a bit' indicates a hidden word (the answer is formed by a bit of the clue).
'when twisted' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'elbonesor' is hidden in the letters of 'heel bone sore'.
'elbonesor' back-to-front is 'ROSE NOBLE'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for rose noble that I've seen is " gold".)