Hawk's so isolated in shade (7)
I believe the answer is:
taloned
'hawk's so' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'isolated in shade' is the wordplay.
'isolated' becomes 'lone' (both can mean alone).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'shade' becomes 'tad' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lone' inserted within 'tad' is 'TALONED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for taloned that I've seen before include "with pincers" , "Nailed" , "Clawed" , "With hooked claw" , "Note lad (anag) - with claws" .)