Gym enthusiast without a pulse? (6)
I believe the answer is:
peanut
'pulse?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'gym enthusiast without a' is the wordplay.
'gym' becomes 'pe' (short for Physical Education).
'enthusiast' becomes 'nut' (I've seen this before).
'without' indicates putting letters inside ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'pe'+'nut'='penut'
'penut' going around 'a' is 'PEANUT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peanut that I've seen before include "Edible seed, may be roasted and salted" , "Item of fruit" , "(Plant with) edible underground seed" , "Monkey nut" , "Common snack" .)