Appreciating notes left after American’s probed glass substitute? (7)
I believe the answer is:
musical
'appreciating notes' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'left after american's probed glass substitute?' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'american' becomes 'US' (abbreviation for United States).
'probed' indicates putting letters inside.
'glass substitute?' becomes 'mica' (I've seen this in another clue).
'us' placed within 'mica' is 'musica'.
'l' put after 'musica' is 'MUSICAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for musical that I've seen before include "Oliver perhaps" , "Oklahoma, say" , "eg Chicago" , "Theatrical production featuring songs and dancing" , "Anglo-Saxon tax for protection against invaders" .)