Growing evidence of a motor missing (7)
I believe the answer is:
caraway
'growing evidence' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'a motor missing' is the wordplay.
'a motor' becomes 'car' (I've seen this before).
'missing' becomes 'away' (I've seen this before).
'car'+'away'='CARAWAY'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for caraway that I've seen before include "____ seeds, for cooking" , "Oil taken from it" , "Seed used as flavouring" , "Umbelliferous plant" , "Aromatic plant" .)