Crossword Genius

Lush, the German round skating area (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drinker

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'lush' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'the german round skating area' is the wordplay.
'the german' becomes 'der' ('the' in German).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'skating area' becomes 'rink' (I've seen this before).
'der' enclosing 'rink' is 'DRINKER'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for drinker that I've seen before include "Consumer of liquid, probably alcohol" , "Inebriate" , "Tippler" , "Imbiber, toper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.