Is US aviation pioneer able to abandon British watersport? (8)
I believe the answer is:
canoeing
'abandon british watersport?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'is us aviation pioneer able' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'able' could be 'can' and 'can' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for canoeing that I've seen before include "Paddling a boat" , "water-based activity" .)