When to redevelop Acton East? (2,4)
I believe the answer is:
at once
'when' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'redevelop acton east?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'acton' is 'atonc' which is within the answer.
'east?' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for at once that I've seen before include "without hesitation" , "right away" , "Right now, this instant" , "'Immediately (2,4)'" , "'Without delay (2,4)'" .)