Manic, dull routines I’d reviewed, linked to plot (9)
I believe the answer is:
disturbed
'manic' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'dull routines i'd reviewed linked to plot' is the wordplay.
'dull routines' becomes 'ruts' (I've seen this in another clue).
'reviewed' is a reversal indicator.
'linked to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'plot' becomes 'bed' (a plot of land).
'ruts'+'id'='rutsid'
'rutsid' reversed gives 'distur'.
'distur'+'bed'='DISTURBED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for disturbed that I've seen before include "Intruded on" , "Agitated" , "Troubled" , "Emotionally upset -- worried" , "Changed the set arrangement or made uneasy" .)