Coming from church, what might Rosemary say confidently to Herb? (9)
I believe the answer is:
basilican
'coming' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are adjectives, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'church what might rosemary say confidently to herb?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'church' could be 'basilica' (basilica is a kind of church) and 'basilica' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for basilican that I've seen before include "Like ecclesiastical building" , "building of church" , "old Roman building" , "Like court in Rome" , "Temple" .)