Fumes about overturned election charges (7)
I believe the answer is:
gallops
'charges' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'fumes about overturned election' is the wordplay.
'fumes' becomes 'gas' (I've seen this before).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'overturned' is a reversal indicator.
'election' becomes 'poll' (I've seen this before).
'poll' in reverse letter order is 'llop'.
'gas' going around 'llop' is 'GALLOPS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gallops that I've seen before include "equestrian activities" , "Rides fast" , "Runs fast, as a horse say" , "Moves quickly" .)