Lights by headland in countryside? (9)
I believe the answer is:
landscape
'countryside?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'lights by headland' is the wordplay.
'lights' becomes 'lands' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'headland' becomes 'cape' (I've seen this in another clue).
'lands'+'cape'='LANDSCAPE'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for landscape that I've seen before include "Art of laying out scenic grounds" , "The visible features of an area" , "Type of painting" , "improve grounds" , "Piece of inland scenery" .)