A word of action is among these overbearing statements (4)
I believe the answer is:
verb
'a word of action' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'among these overbearing statements' is the wordplay.
'VERB' is hidden within the letters.
But, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
'is' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for verb that I've seen before include "The predicate of a sentence" , "Word that denotes an action or a state" , "A word that conveys action" , "Part of speech" , "Old-fashioned art, for example" .)