Cretan princess making song end unexpectedly (7)
I believe the answer is:
ariadne
'cretan princess' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'song end unexpectedly' is the wordplay.
'song' becomes 'aria' (piece of music in an opera).
'unexpectedly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'end' anagrammed gives 'dne'.
'aria'+'dne'='ARIADNE'
'making' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ariadne that I've seen before include "Theseus abandoned her on Naxos" , "Woman abandoned by Theseus" , "She helped Theseus escape from the Minotaur's labyrinth" , "Successful at stringing lover along" , "King of Crete's daughter" .)