A rook and a rodent revealed when flood receded (6)
I believe the answer is:
ararat
'when flood receded' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'a rook and a rodent' is the wordplay.
'rook' becomes 'R' (chess abbreviation).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'rodent' becomes 'rat' (rat is a kind of rodent).
'a'+'r'+'a'+'rat'='ARARAT'
'revealed' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ararat that I've seen before include "Traditional landing place of Noah's ark" , "Mount on which Noah's Ark is said to have landed" , "Turkish Mount said to contain Noah's Ark" , "Ark's supposed resting place" , "Mount where Noah's Ark came to rest" .)