A rope braided for amusement (5)
I believe the answer is:
opera
'amusement' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'a rope braided' is the wordplay.
'a rope' can be anagrammed to 'OPERA'.
However, I am not sure how this is indicated.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for opera that I've seen before include "eg Otello" , "10 [NORMA], for example" , "Carmen, perhaps" , "Musical dramatic work" , ""Rigoletto", for example" .)