Flipping theatre night showing no sign of life! (5)
I believe the answer is:
inert
'flipping theatre night showing no sign of life' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'flipping theatre night showing' is the wordplay.
'flipping' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'showing' indicates a hidden word.
'treni' can be found hidden inside 'theatre night'.
'treni' written backwards gives 'INERT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for inert that I've seen before include "Nitre (anag.)" , "Inter, being unable to move" , "lazy" , "Lifeless, without power to move or act" , "Chemically unreactive" .)