Cobra act involved getting one energetic (9)
I believe the answer is:
acrobatic
'energetic' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'cobra act involved getting one' is the wordplay.
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'getting' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'cobra'+'act'='cobraact'
'cobraact' with letters rearranged gives 'acrobatc'.
'acrobatc' going around 'i' is 'ACROBATIC'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for acrobatic that I've seen before include "spectacularly agile" , "Like a spectacular gymnast" , "Like a tumbling or swinging performer" , "Like a gymnastic entertainer" , "Involving physical agility" .)