A row about boy with the lamp (7)
I believe the answer is:
aladdin
'the lamp' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'a row about boy' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud disturbance).
'about' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (informal term for boy).
'din' after 'lad' is 'laddin'.
'a'+'laddin'='ALADDIN'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aladdin that I've seen before include "A 13 Down" , "One of the tales of The Arabian Nights" , "Panto lamp rubber" , "Light rubber" , "Pantomime set in China" .)