ABBA checking on volume before I adjusted it on SOS, for example (12)
I believe the answer is:
abbreviation
'example' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'abba checking on volume before i adjusted it on sos' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is located in the answer.
'volume' could be 'v' (abbreviation for volume in book titles) and 'v' is found in the answer.
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is located in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abbreviation that I've seen before include "RAF, for example" , "eg, may be one" , "Shortened form of a word or phrase" , "EU, for example" , "Shortening - above Britain (anag)" .)