A name for balsam prepared out of love (7)
I believe the answer is:
absalom
'a name' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'balsam prepared out of love' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates an anagram.
'out of' is an insertion indicator.
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'balsam' anagrammed gives 'absalm'.
'absalm' placed around 'o' is 'ABSALOM'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for absalom that I've seen before include "King David's rebellious son" , "Son of King David (OT)" , "King's rebellious son" , "David's third son (OT)" , "David's boy" .)