Friend taking mother to a resort in Majorca (5)
I believe the answer is:
palma
'resort in majorca' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'friend taking mother' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal can mean a friend).
'taking' says to put letters next to each other.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'pal'+'ma'='PALMA'
'to a' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for palma that I've seen before include "tourist centre in the Med" , "island capital" , "Balearic port" , "Port on Majorca" , "Town on Majorca" .)