Fielding - possibly with new spinning stars (4)
I believe the answer is:
noel
'fielding' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'with new spinning stars' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'spinning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'stars' becomes 'leo' (I've seen this before).
'leo' back-to-front is 'oel'.
'n' next to 'oel' is 'NOEL'.
'possibly' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noel that I've seen before include "Christmas carol" , "Christmas, esp. in carols; boy's name" , "Fellow" , "Christmas, in cards" , "Coward for one" .)