Cat in wood lake submerges? (4)
I believe the answer is:
lash
'cat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'wood lake submerges?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'wood' could be 'ash' (wood from an ash tree) and 'ash' is found within the answer.
'lake' could be 'l' (geographical abbreviation) and 'l' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lash that I've seen before include "Birch" , "Secure with rope" , "Whip; attack verbally" , "over the eye" , "Flog" .)