A time to be noble? (6)
I believe the answer is:
august
'be noble?' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'a time' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for august that I've seen before include "Month befitting a lord" , "Pale-faced fool" , "For Edna O'Brien, it was a 27 across month" , "Dignified and imposing" , "days in summer" .)