Bridget Jones, say, mounting attack first? (7)
I believe the answer is:
diarist
'bridget jones' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'mounting attack first?' is the wordplay.
'mounting' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'attack' becomes 'raid' (raiding is a kind of attacking).
'first?' becomes 'ist'.
'raid' backwards is 'diar'.
'diar'+'ist'='DIARIST'
'say' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for diarist that I've seen before include "One as Evelyn, Kilvert" , "Keeper of daily notes" , "Keeper of daily record" , "He makes entries" , "Pepys, for example" .)