Graduate going backward and forwards for Swedish singers (4)
I believe the answer is:
abba
'swedish singers' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'graduate going backward and forwards' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'graduate' could be 'ba' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree) and 'ba' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ab' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abba that I've seen before include "Palindromic 70s pop group" , "Father (NT)" , "Group winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton" , "Swedish artists" , "Eurovision winners" .)