Chat aimlessly about a religious man having a runny nose (7)
I believe the answer is:
catarrh
'chat aimlessly about a religious man having a runny nose' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'chat aimlessly about a religious man having a runny nose' is the wordplay.
'aimlessly' is an anagram indicator (the letters rearranged chaotically or aimlessly).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'religious man' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for rook, a chess piece or 'man'. I am not sure about the 'religious' bit.).
'having' indicates putting letters inside.
'nose' suggests taking the first letters (nose can mean the front of something).
The first letter of 'runny' is 'r'.
'chat' is an anagram of 'cath'.
'a'+'r'='ar'
'cath' going around 'ar' is 'catarh'.
'catarh' going around 'r' is 'CATARRH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for catarrh that I've seen before include "Inflammation often blocking the nose" , "Nasal discharge of mucus" , "Nasal problem" , "Arch rat with inflamed mucous membrane" , "Inflammation of membrane of nose and throat" .)