Acknowledge Nero usually not totally big-hearted (8)
I believe the answer is:
generous
'big-hearted' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'acknowledge nero usually not totally' is the wordplay.
'not totally' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (only some letters are used).
'GENEROUS' can be found hidden inside 'acknowledge nero usually'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for generous that I've seen before include "Charitable" , "Bountiful, unselfish" , "Willing to give unselfishly" , "Open-handed" , "Beneficent, perhaps to a fault" .)