Unsafe transport in the outskirts of Surrey (5)
I believe the answer is:
scary
'unsafe' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'transport in the outskirts of surrey' is the wordplay.
'transport' becomes 'car' (car is a method of transport).
'in the' is an insertion indicator.
'outskirts of' suggests removing the centre (only letters on the outskirts).
'surrey' with its centre removed is 'sy'.
'car' inserted within 'sy' is 'SCARY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scary that I've seen before include "Alarming, maybe paranormal" , "[SPICE]" , "Fearsome" , "Frightening or spooky" , "spook" .)