Brat eager to reform as shining example? (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
great bear
'shining example?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'brat eager to reform' is the wordplay.
'to reform' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in a new form).
'brat'+'eager'='brateager'
'brateager' is an anagram of 'GREAT BEAR'.
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for great bear that I've seen before include "Ursa Major" , "'Large ursine in the heavens (5,4)'" , "Large animal - same as 7" , "star group" , "Major stars" .)