Fencing shack, Zulu chap breaks neck (8)
I believe the answer is:
chutzpah
'neck' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'fencing shack zulu chap breaks' is the wordplay.
'fencing' means one lot of letters goes inside another (to fence can mean to contain or put a limit round).
'shack' becomes 'hut' (synonyms).
'zulu' becomes 'Z' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'breaks' is an anagram indicator.
'z'+'chap'='zchap'
'zchap' with letters rearranged gives 'czpah'.
'hut' placed inside 'czpah' is 'CHUTZPAH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chutzpah that I've seen before include "Slang for shameless cheek or impudence" , "Extreme audacity" , "Unbelievable audacity (from Yiddish)" , "Cheek or impudence from Hebrew" , "Impertinence" .)