Attendant for a bride-to-be? (4-2-7)
I believe the answer is:
lady-in-waiting
'attendant' is the definition.
(I know that lady-in-waiting is a type of courtier)
'a bride-to-be?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'be?' could be 'wait' (waiting is a kind of being) and 'wait' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lady-in-waiting that I've seen before include "Female attendant in a royal household" , "Female attendant for a queen" , "Queen's personal attendant" , "Female attending royalty" .)