Men going after mink, say, causes outrage (5)
I believe the answer is:
furor
'outrage' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'men going after mink say' is the wordplay.
'men' becomes 'OR' (military abbreviation for Other Ranks).
'going after' says to put letters next to each other.
'mink say' becomes 'fur' (mink is a kind of fur).
'or' put after 'fur' is 'FUROR'.
'causes' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for furor that I've seen before include "rage" , "Enthusiasm expressed in Rome" .)