Carol and boyfriend? (4)
I believe the answer is:
noel
This clue could be a double definition.
'carol' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'boyfriend?' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noel that I've seen before include "A lone sort of Christmas" , "Another word for 7 Across" , "A lone French Christmas" , "present time" , "- - Coward, playwright" .)