Gas made to explode causes harm (7)
I believe the answer is:
damages
'harm' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'gas made to explode' is the wordplay.
'to explode' indicates an anagram.
'gas'+'made'='gasmade'
'gasmade' anagrammed gives 'DAMAGES'.
'causes' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for damages that I've seen before include "Moneys paid as compensation for an injury" , "Hurts" , "Harms" , "weakens" , "Money paid in compensation for loss or injury" .)