Is she entitled to cheat on a bet? (7)
I believe the answer is:
dowager
'is she entitled' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'cheat on a bet?' is the wordplay.
'cheat' becomes 'do'.
'on' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'a bet?' becomes 'wager' ('wager' can be a synonym of 'bet').
'do'+'wager'='DOWAGER'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dowager that I've seen before include "Widow inheriting husband's title or property" , "woman of status" , "Widow with inheritance" , "Woman who holds title from dead husband" , "Titled widow" .)