Indicates pleasure from a distance on board (6)
I believe the answer is:
smiles
'indicates' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'pleasure from a distance on board' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'distance' could be 'mil' (I have seen 'tiny distance' mean 'mil' so perhaps 'distance' could also mean 'mil') and 'mil' is located in the answer.
'on board' could be 'ss' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'ss' is found in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for smiles that I've seen before include "Shows signs of pleasure or amusement" , "Looks happy" , "Beams, grins" , "Facial expressions showing pleasure" , "expresses pleasure" .)