Looking forward to the battle, Rose is in training (9)
I believe the answer is:
foresight
'training' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'looking forward to the battle rose is in' is the wordplay.
'looking forward' becomes 'fight' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to the battle' is an anagram indicator (the letters disrupted as if in battle).
'is in' is an insertion indicator.
'rose' with letters rearranged gives 'ores'.
'fight' placed around 'ores' is 'FORESIGHT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for foresight that I've seen before include "Planning" , "Power of prediction" , "Prudence" , "Prescience" , "Anticipation" .)