Carriage with curtains at the front is a potential disaster (9)
I believe the answer is:
deathtrap
'the front is a potential disaster' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'carriage with curtains' is the wordplay.
'carriage' becomes 'trap' (trap is a kind of carriage).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'curtains' becomes 'death' (I've seen this before).
'trap' after 'death' is 'DEATHTRAP'.
'at' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deathtrap that I've seen before include "Source of great danger" , "Dangerous place or vehicle - could kill you" , "Dangerous building or vehicle - could be lethal" , "Very dangerous thing" , "Something potentially dangerous" .)