Four of them made one of the classics (4)
I believe the answer is:
emma
'the classics' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'four of them made one' is the wordplay.
'EMMA' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for emma that I've seen before include "Miss Woodhouse?" , "Novel by June Austen" , "Madame Bovary, perhaps" , "young woman in novel" , "classic work" .)