Forlorn emcee's spinning record (5)
I believe the answer is:
enrol
'record' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'forlorn emcee's spinning' is the wordplay.
'forlorn' becomes 'lorn' (synonyms).
'emcee' becomes 'e' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'spinning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'lorn'+'e'='lorne'
'lorne' in reverse letter order is 'ENROL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for enrol that I've seen before include "Sign on, register" , "Register officially" , "Loner inclined to join in" , "Loner (anag.)" , "Recruit" .)
