Give this in to a Spanish gentleman to be repaired (8)
I believe the answer is:
donation
'give this in' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'a spanish gentleman to be repaired' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'gentleman' could be 'don' (I have seen 'Spanish gentleman ' mean 'don' so perhaps 'gentleman' could also mean 'don') and 'don' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for donation that I've seen before include "Money given to charity" , "presentation" , "Gift of money as to charity" , "Gift or contribution" , "Do anoint by way of a gift" .)