Cross of bronze with ring, on backwards (7)
I believe the answer is:
tangelo
'cross' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'bronze with ring on backwards' is the wordplay.
'bronze with' becomes 'tan' ('tan' can be a synonym of 'bronze'. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.**).
'ring' becomes 'o'.
'on' becomes 'leg' (cricket term, fielding positions).
'backwards' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'o'+'leg'='oleg'
'oleg' in reverse letter order is 'gelo'.
'tan'+'gelo'='TANGELO'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tangelo that I've seen before include "Hybrid fruit; eat long (anag.)" , "Citrus fruit hybrid" , "sharp cross" , "Citrus hybrid - goal net (anag)" , "Mixed fruit" .)