Drove the witches out of Coventry (3)
I believe the answer is:
try
'drove' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'witches out of coventry' is the wordplay.
'witches' becomes 'coven' (a coven is a group of witches).
'out of' suggests deleting specific letters ('out of' can mean no longer having).
'coventry' with 'coven' taken out is 'TRY'.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for try that I've seen before include "Judge" , "Attempt; smooth (wood)" , "A rugby score crossing the line" , "Sample" , "Go" .)