Hit high in south Kentucky (3)
I believe the answer is:
sky
'hit high' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'south kentucky' is the wordplay.
'south' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'kentucky' becomes 'ky' (abbreviation).
's'+'ky'='SKY'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sky that I've seen before include "Upper air" , "-- Blue" , "Orbiting space-station" , "Outer space viewed from earth" , "Hit (a ball) very high" .)