Agreeing with mafia boss about racket getting grand (7)
I believe the answer is:
nodding
'agreeing' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'mafia boss about racket getting grand' is the wordplay.
'mafia boss' becomes 'don' (term for a mafia leader).
'about' is a reversal indicator.
'racket' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud noise or disturbance).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'grand' becomes 'g' (G is short for grand as in a thousand).
'don' in reverse letter order is 'nod'.
'nod'+'din'+'g'='NODDING'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nodding that I've seen before include "being agreeable?" , "Signing agreement" , "Dozing (off)" , "Like casual acquaintances" , "Not showing much interest in" .)