General to pull back, giving quarter (7)
I believe the answer is:
leeward
'quarter' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'general to pull back' is the wordplay.
'general' becomes 'lee' (Robert E. Lee - US revolutionary commander).
'to pull' becomes 'draw' ('draw' can be a synonym of 'pull').
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'draw' in reverse letter order is 'ward'.
'lee'+'ward'='LEEWARD'
'giving' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leeward that I've seen before include "side of sailors" , "Draw eel (anag.)" , "On sice turned away from wind" , "A welder (anag.)" , "On the downwind side" .)