Brother in comprehensive education that contests steeplechase? (12)
I believe the answer is:
thoroughbred
'brother in comprehensive education that contests steeplechase?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'brother in comprehensive education' is the wordplay.
'brother' becomes 'br' (abbreviation in titles of monks).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'comprehensive' becomes 'thorough' (similar in meaning).
'education' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation - e.g. sex ed).
'thorough'+'ed'='thoroughed'
'br' inserted into 'thoroughed' is 'THOROUGHBRED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thoroughbred that I've seen before include "of highest quality" , "Animal of pure blood" , "Of outstanding quality" , "One of pure pedigree" , "full-blooded" .)