Composer beset by gout shot English film on holiday? (10)
I believe the answer is:
travelogue
'film on holiday?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'composer beset by gout shot english' is the wordplay.
'composer' becomes 'ravel' (Maurice Ravel).
'beset by' indicates putting letters inside ('beset' could historically mean 'cover').
'shot' indicates an anagram.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'gout' anagrammed gives 'togu'.
'ravel' inserted within 'togu' is 'travelogu'.
'travelogu'+'e'='TRAVELOGUE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for travelogue that I've seen before include "Book, film, etc about visiting foreign parts" , "Book about wanderings" .)