Whence dad is about to start for Rouen? (5)
I believe the answer is:
paris
'whence dad is about to start for rouen?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'dad is about to start for rouen?' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pa' (both can mean one's father).
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'to start for' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'rouen' is 'r'.
'is' mixed up with 'r' gives 'ris'.
'pa'+'ris'='PARIS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paris that I've seen before include "English chronicler" , "Eiffel Tower city" , "Arc de Triomphe city" , "'I Love - - ', song by 14" , "Continental capital" .)