Mountain settlement to signify agreement around at club (7)
I believe the answer is:
macedon
'mountain settlement' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'signify agreement around at club' is the wordplay.
'signify agreement' becomes 'nod' (I've seen this before).
'around' says the letters should be written backwards.
'at' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'club' becomes 'mace' (mace can mean a club or stick).
'nod' reversed gives 'don'.
'don' put after 'mace' is 'MACEDON'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for macedon that I've seen before include "Philip's rule" , "Philip's place" , "Alexander the Great's country" , "Kingdom of Alexander the Great" .)