Getting a job at the end of the race (7,4)
I believe the answer is:
winning post
'the race' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'getting a job at the end' is the wordplay.
'getting' becomes 'winning' (winning is a kind of getting).
'a job' becomes 'post' (post is a kind of job).
'at the end' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'winning'+'post'='WINNING-POST'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for winning post that I've seen before include "The finishing line" , "Pole aimed for at Ascot, say" , "jockeys aim for?" .)