Beatles song for which British don’t have time (9)
I believe the answer is:
blackbird
'beatles song' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'british don't have time' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'don't have' becomes 'lack' (I've seen this in another clue).
'time' becomes 'bird' (both are slang for a prison sentence).
'b'+'lack'+'bird'='BLACKBIRD'
'for which' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for blackbird that I've seen before include "slave on ship" , "Relative of thrush" , "garden pecker pecker" , "One of 24 in pie" , "It has a yellow bill" .)