Jailbird struggles to accept time limits (11)
I believe the answer is:
constraints
'limits' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'jailbird struggles to accept time' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'jailbird' could be 'con' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'con' is present in the answer.
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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