Name for a keen beginner after wild deer (5)
I believe the answer is:
derek
'name' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a keen beginner after wild deer' is the wordplay.
'beginner' suggests taking the first letters.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
The first letter of 'keen' is 'k'.
'deer' is an anagram of 'dere'.
'k' put after 'dere' is 'DEREK'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for derek that I've seen before include "Sir - - Jacobi (actor)" , "Man's name" , "- and the Dominos was Eric Clapton's band" , "Fellow" .)