Celebrated Indian bowler possibly embraced by mother (7)
I believe the answer is:
mahatma
'celebrated indian' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'bowler possibly embraced by mother' is the wordplay.
'bowler possibly' becomes 'hat' (bowler is a type of hat).
'embraced by' indicates putting letters inside.
'mother' becomes 'mama' (mama informally means mother).
'hat' going within 'mama' is 'MAHATMA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mahatma that I've seen before include "Gandhi, for example" , "Sage (as e.g. Gandhi)" , "Wise man" , "Holy man" , "Great Soul, as Gandhi was called" .)