Engineer pleased about a new feature in a resort? (9)
I believe the answer is:
esplanade
'feature in a resort?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.
'engineer pleased about a new' is the wordplay.
'engineer' indicates an anagram.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'pleased' with letters rearranged gives 'esplade'.
'a'+'n'='an'
'esplade' placed around 'an' is 'ESPLANADE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for esplanade that I've seen before include "walk by sea" , "Sea-front drive" , "Space for a stroll by the seaside" , "Walkway along the seashore" , "Long wide pavement next to a beach" .)