Grabs officer left with Latin art (7)
I believe the answer is:
collars
'grabs' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'officer left with latin art' is the wordplay.
'officer' becomes 'col' (short for colonel).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'latin art' becomes 'ars' (I've seen this in another clue).
'col'+'l'+'ars'='COLLARS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for collars that I've seen before include "Grasps" , "Ties with them, perhaps" .)