Cycling store I have visited isn’t open? (7)
I believe the answer is:
evasive
'visited isn't open?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs occasionally mean the same thing.
'cycling store i have' is the wordplay.
'cycling' says the letters should be written in reverse (letters cycle back).
'store' becomes 'save' (save can mean to store or keep).
'i have' becomes 'I've' (contraction of 'I have').
'save' reversed gives 'evas'.
'evas'+'ive'='EVASIVE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for evasive that I've seen before include "Not frank, shifty" , "Ambiguous" , "Shifty, not giving straight answers" , "Avoiding commitment" , "Avoiding answering" .)