Crossword Genius

Musical style of women in second century (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

motown

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

'musical style' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'women in second century' is the wordplay.
'women' becomes 'w' (standard abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'second' becomes 'mo' (both are short periods of time).
'century' becomes 'ton' (both can mean one hundred of something).
'mo'+'ton'='moton'
'w' placed inside 'moton' is 'MOTOWN'.

'of' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for motown that I've seen before include "Detroit's musical export" , "Detroit and American record company" , "Tom won (anag) - music" , "Genre of music originally from Detroit" , "Tamla -, US soul music record label" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app