Gesture indicating approval of Mafia boss’s return (3)
I believe the answer is:
nod
'gesture indicating approval' is the definition.
'nod' can be an answer for 'gesture' (nodding is a kind of gesturing). I'm not certain of the 'indicating approval' bit.
'mafia boss's return' is the wordplay.
'mafia boss' becomes 'don' (term for a mafia leader).
'return' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'don' backwards is 'NOD'.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nod that I've seen before include "overlook something" , "Lower one's head" , "slight bow" , "sleepy land" , "Brief bowing gesture" .)
