About to join expert in boat (7)
I believe the answer is:
coracle
'boat' is the definition.
(I know that coracle is a type of boat)
'about to join expert' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'about' could be 'c' (abbreviation for circa) and 'c' is found in the answer.
'expert' could be 'oracle' (I've seen this before) and 'oracle' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for coracle that I've seen before include "Small rounded boat" , "Oval rowing boat" , "Welsh rowing boat" , "See boat" , "One-man wicker boat" .)