Fine translation of ‘sucre’ to indicate this? (8)
I believe the answer is:
fructose
'indicate this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'fine translation of sucre to' is the wordplay.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation in pencil classifications).
'translation of' is an anagram indicator (translate can mean to transform).
'sucre'+'to'='sucreto'
'sucreto' is an anagram of 'ructose'.
'f'+'ructose'='FRUCTOSE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fructose that I've seen before include "Fruit-sugar" , "A simple sugar, in honey for instance" , "Kind of sugar" , "Sweetener" , "It's sweet" .)