Frenchman to nag about light getting crushed (7)
I believe the answer is:
mangled
'crushed' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'frenchman to nag about light' is the wordplay.
'frenchman' becomes 'm' (abbreviation for Monsieur - like 'Mr').
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'about' indicates an anagram.
'light' becomes 'led' (light-emitting diode).
'nag' anagrammed gives 'ang'.
'm'+'ang'+'led'='MANGLED'
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mangled that I've seen before include "did butcher" , "Distorted" , "Damn leg may be mutilated" , "Chewed up" , "Mutilated - pressed clothes through a machine" .)