Dangerous position where pride goes before a retreat (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
lions den
'dangerous position' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'pride goes before a retreat' is the wordplay.
'pride' becomes 'lions' (I've seen this before).
'goes before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a retreat' becomes 'den' (both can mean a lair or hideout).
'lions'+'den'='LIONS' DEN'
'where' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for lions den that I've seen is " Danger spot survived by Daniel".)