How one brought the interrogation to a standstill? (7)
I believe the answer is:
stalled
'how one' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally mean the same thing.
'brought the interrogation to a standstill?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'brought' could be 'led' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'led' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stalled that I've seen before include "Used delaying tactics - let lads do it" , "Prevaricated" , "like horses in the stable" , "housed in a farm shed?" , "(Of car) stopped running" .)