Ball held by top class residence on the river? (6)
I believe the answer is:
afloat
'on the river?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'ball held by top class residence' is the wordplay.
'ball' becomes 'o' (O looks like a ball).
'held by' indicates putting letters inside.
'top class' becomes 'a' (top grade).
'residence' becomes 'flat' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'flat'='aflat'
'o' placed within 'aflat' is 'AFLOAT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for afloat that I've seen before include "Still solvent" , "Resting on water" , "Aboard ship" , "At sea - in circulation" , "Bobbing along?" .)