Brazilian moves head with a radiant body exuding energy (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
bossa nova
'brazilian' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'moves head with a radiant body exuding energy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'head' could be 'boss' (synonyms) and 'boss' is found within the answer.
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ova' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bossa nova that I've seen before include "steps taken" , "lively dance" , "Dance from Brazil similar to samba" , "Brazil's measure" , "(Music for) a Brazilian dance" .)