Career, on reflection, Carol’s after? (7)
I believe the answer is:
nursing
'career on reflection carol's after?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'career on reflection carol's after?' is the wordplay.
'career' becomes 'run' (career can mean to run or move out of control).
'on reflection' is a reversal indicator.
'carol' becomes 'sing' (I've seen this before).
'after?' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'run' reversed gives 'nur'.
'nur'+'sing'='NURSING'
(Other definitions for nursing that I've seen before include "sister's career" , "Medical vocation" , "Patient care" , "Caring profession" , "Tending (patients)" .)