Absolutely following idle New Yorker? (8)
I believe the answer is:
delivery
'yorker?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'absolutely following idle new' is the wordplay.
'absolutely' becomes 'very' (I've seen this before).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'idle' anagrammed gives 'deli'.
'very' after 'deli' is 'DELIVERY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for delivery that I've seen before include "Handing over - manner of speaking" , "Style of speaking" , "A handing over of goods" , "Rescue" , "Shipment" .)