Jump abruptly, as half of the models come back to get celebrity? (7)
I believe the answer is:
stardom
'jump abruptly' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'half of the models come back to get celebrity?' is the wordplay.
'half of' suggests halving the letters.
'come back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'to get' says to put letters next to each other.
'celebrity?' becomes 'star' (a star is a celebrity or famous person).
'models' with half the letters taken is 'mod'.
'mod' back-to-front is 'dom'.
'dom' after 'star' is 'STARDOM'.
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stardom that I've seen before include "(The prestige of) celebrity" , "Stage or screen fame" , "Great fame" , "Great celebrity" , "Celebrity status" .)