Abolish a ring originally of this shape? (7)
I believe the answer is:
annular
'this shape?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech.
'abolish a ring originally' is the wordplay.
'abolish' becomes 'annul' (I've seen this before).
'originally' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'ring' is 'r'.
'annul'+'a'+'r'='ANNULAR'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for annular that I've seen before include "Shaped like a ring" , "Circular" , "in a band" , "Ring-shaped" , "Forming a ring" .)