Confirm the correctness of a time trial (6)
I believe the answer is:
attest
'confirm the correctness' is the definition.
'attest' can be an answer for 'confirm' (to attest to something is to prove or confirm it). I am not sure about the 'the correctness' bit.
'a time trial' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'trial' becomes 'test' (synonyms).
'a'+'t'+'test'='ATTEST'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for attest that I've seen before include "say, in court" , "Make evident" , "Verify" , "Give evidence - sounds a trial" , "Provide proof of, declare to be true (6)" .)
