Hard group detaining American guy with trouble in Bow? (7)
I believe the answer is:
husband
'guy with trouble in bow?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'hard group detaining american' is the wordplay.
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'group' becomes 'band' (band can mean a group of people).
'detaining' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'american' becomes 'US' (abbreviation for United States).
'h'+'band'='hband'
'hband' going around 'us' is 'HUSBAND'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for husband that I've seen before include "Groom" , "Consort" , "Better half's other half?" , "Mate" , "Married man" .)