Curve old gymnast initially makes with ease we hear? (4)
I believe the answer is:
ogee
'curve' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'old gymnast initially makes with ease we hear?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'old' could be 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'ease' could be 'ee' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ee' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'g' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ogee that I've seen before include "bit of Gothic architecture?" , "Leer" , "S-shaped line" , "architectural feature" , "S-shaped curve" .)