Fans of a departing horse making animal noises (9)
I believe the answer is:
following
'fans of a departing horse' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for following that I've seen before include "Next after" , "fans?" , "Understanding" , "Coming after" , "about to be mentioned" .)