Brawny figure to think contemplatively about (6)
I believe the answer is:
muscle
'brawny figure to think contemplatively about' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'figure to think contemplatively about' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'figure' could be 'l' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'l' is located in the answer.
'about' could be 'c' (abbreviation for circa) and 'c' is present in the answer.
'think' could be 'muse' (to muse on something is to think about it) and 'muse' is found in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for muscle that I've seen before include "contractor" , "Contracting body part" , "Body tissue that affects movement" , "It can contract in the body" , "Body tissue - strength" .)