Hank's chicken curry, left by the dog (5)
I believe the answer is:
henry
'hank's' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'chicken curry left by the dog' is the wordplay.
'chicken' becomes 'hen' (hen is a kind of chicken).
'left by' indicates named letters should be taken away (word is left or abandoned by specified letters ).
'the dog' becomes 'cur' (a cur is an aggressive or scruffy dog).
'curry' with 'cur' removed is 'ry'.
'hen'+'ry'='HENRY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for henry that I've seen before include "Name of eight English kings" , "Best Actor Oscar winner 1981, for 'On Golden Pond'" , "Tudor king" , "Thierry - - , 7 striker" , "CARRY ON FILM" .)