Cuckoo ensnared as source of paté (8)
I believe the answer is:
ardennes
'source of pate' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'cuckoo ensnared' is the wordplay.
'cuckoo' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'ensnared' is an anagram of 'ARDENNES'.
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ardennes that I've seen before include "Region of NE France" , "Wooded area of northeast France" , "forest" , "Wooded region of south-east Belgium, extending into Luxembourg, France and Germany" , "Region on French-Belgian border" .)