Where one labours to get an operation? (7)
I believe the answer is:
worksop
'operation?' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'where one labours to get' is the wordplay.
'where one labours' becomes 'sop' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'get' becomes 'work' (synonyms).
'sop' after 'work' is 'WORKSOP'.
'an' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for worksop that I've seen before include "northern town" , "Where in England" , "found in Nottinghamshire" , "Town in Nottinghamshire" , "town in Midlands" .)