Fed up, as the Sleeping Beauty was, eventually? (12)
I believe the answer is:
disenchanted
'fed up' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'the sleeping beauty was eventually?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
'was' could be 'is' (being is a kind of being) and 'is' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for disenchanted that I've seen before include "Having lost one's fascination" , "Saddened by frustrated expectations" , "Let down" .)