Local digs up all heads of small tender lettuces from America - the north (7)
I believe the answer is:
insults
'local digs' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'up all heads of small tender lettuces from america the north' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is located in the answer.
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for insults that I've seen before include "Abuses verbally" , "Affronts" , "Rude remarks" , "Offensive remarks" , "Abusive remarks or acts" .)