Hot-headed desire leading to delay? (5)
I believe the answer is:
hitch
'delay?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'hot-headed desire leading' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'headed desire' becomes 'itch' (itch is a kind of desire. I am not sure about the 'headed' bit.).
'leading' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'h'+'itch'='HITCH'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hitch that I've seen before include "Thumb (a lift)" , "Unforeseen obstacle" , "Technical problem" , "Jerk" , "knot" .)