Making a speech, maybe Ted's out to clear the air (6)
I believe the answer is:
tirade
'air' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'making a speech maybe ted's out to clear' is the wordplay.
'making a speech maybe' becomes 'tir' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'out to' becomes 'dead set' (synonyms).
'clear' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'deadset' with 'teds' removed is 'ade'.
'tir'+'ade'='TIRADE'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tirade that I've seen before include "Furious denunciation" , "Sustained abuse" , "Verbal outburst" , "Stream of invective" , "String of invectives" .)
