Following exploit, managed uneventful journey (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
milk run
'uneventful journey' is the definition.
'milk run' can be an answer for 'journey' (I have seen 'Routine journey ' mean 'milk run' so perhaps 'journey' could also mean 'milk run'). I'm unsure of the 'uneventful' bit.
'following exploit managed' is the wordplay.
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'exploit' becomes 'milk' (to milk something is to exploit its potential).
'managed' becomes 'run' (I've seen this in other clues).
'milk' next to 'run' is 'MILK RUN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for milk run that I've seen before include "Routine journey" , "routine trip" , "Routine flight" .)