Cheer after broadcast showing rescue mission (7)
I believe the answer is:
airlift
'rescue mission' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'cheer after broadcast' is the wordplay.
'cheer' becomes 'lift' (I've seen this in another clue).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'broadcast' becomes 'air' (to air on TV).
'lift' put after 'air' is 'AIRLIFT'.
'showing' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for airlift that I've seen before include "emergency procedure" , "(Emergency) flight" , "delivery" , "Rescue using planes" , "Berlin relief, 1948" .)