Kerouac in bank with tie crumpled? (7)
I believe the answer is:
beatnik
'kerouac' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'bank with tie crumpled?' is the wordplay.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'crumpled?' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bank' after 'tie' is 'tiebank'.
'tiebank' with letters rearranged gives 'BEATNIK'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for beatnik that I've seen before include "Young person of the '50s and '60s" , "Kite ban (anag) -- bohemian" , "Unconventional young scruff" , "Rebellious youth (dated)" , "eg Jack Kerouac" .)