Dread about article that's light (7)
I believe the answer is:
feather
'light' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'dread about article' is the wordplay.
'dread' becomes 'fear' (synonyms).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article in English).
'fear' placed around 'the' is 'FEATHER'.
'that's' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for feather that I've seen before include "Part of a bird's plumage" , "One of a bird's waterproof covering" , "English plume (de ma tante?)" , "The fear (anag) - type of bed" , "manipulate oar" .)