Improvement in relationship seen during month away (4)
I believe the answer is:
thaw
'improvement in relationship' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'during month away' is the wordplay.
'during' indicates a hidden word.
'THAW' is hidden in the letters of 'month away'.
'seen' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thaw that I've seen before include "Melting process" , "John, once regularly on TV" , "snow does eventually" , "Become friendlier; melt" , "when the temperature rises?" .)