Is core of Dave Eggers novel confrontational? (10)
I believe the answer is:
aggressive
'confrontational?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'is core of dave eggers novel' is the wordplay.
'core of' indicates the central letters.
'novel' indicates an anagram (letters in a new or novel order).
The centre of 'dave' is 'av'.
'is'+'av'+'eggers'='isaveggers'
'isaveggers' with letters rearranged gives 'AGGRESSIVE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aggressive that I've seen before include "Vigorous" , "Belligerent" , "Rudely hostile" , "Forceful" , "Pushy" .)