Is fast, reckless deed providing gratification? (12)
I believe the answer is:
satisfaction
'gratification?' is the definition.
(I know that gratification can be written as satisfaction)
'is fast reckless deed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'is' is found in the answer.
an anagram of 'fast' is 'satf' which is present in the left over letters.
'deed' could be 'action' (I've seen this before) and 'action' is located in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'providing' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for satisfaction that I've seen before include "Gratification" , "I can't get no - (Rolling Stones)" , "Pleasure" , "Fulfilment; compensation" , "Contentment; reparation" .)