Chatter linked to predicament with target of pest control? (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
rabbit hole
'target of pest control?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'chatter linked to predicament' is the wordplay.
'chatter' becomes 'rabbit' (both can mean to talk excessively).
'linked to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'predicament' becomes 'hole' (hole can mean a difficult situation).
'rabbit'+'hole'='RABBIT-HOLE'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rabbit hole that I've seen before include "14 [NEST]" , "some places visited by Alice" , "Entrance to warren" .)