Bet news ends with a bit of cricket? (7)
I believe the answer is:
antenna
'bit of cricket?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'bet news ends with a' is the wordplay.
'bet' becomes 'ante' (ante is a kind of bet).
'news' becomes 'nn' (the abbreviation for 'new' written twice).
'ends with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ante'+'nn'+'a'='ANTENNA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for antenna that I've seen before include "sensitive feeler" , "What detects signals" , "connected to 41?" , "Aerial - insect feeler" , "receiver" .)