Exuberant quality of a social event providing cake? (9)
I believe the answer is:
abundance
'exuberant quality' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'social event providing cake?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'social' could be 'dance' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'dance' is located in the answer.
'cake?' could be 'bun' (bun is a type of cake) and 'bun' is present in the answer.
A single letter 'a' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of a' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abundance that I've seen before include "great amount" , "State of plenty" , "Plentiful supply" , "Ample sufficiency or great plenty." , "Plethora" .)