Name for something that can fly over half a mile (5)
I believe the answer is:
title
'name' is the definition.
(eg the name of a book)
'something that can fly over half a mile' is the wordplay.
'something' becomes 'it' (both can refer to an object).
'that can fly' becomes 't' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'half a' means to take half the letters.
'mile' with half the letters taken is 'le'.
'it' put after 't' is 'tit'.
'tit'+'le'='TITLE'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for title that I've seen before include "Name; heading" , "'The name of a book, say (5)'" , "Right - name - rank" , "Distinctive name" , "established claim to ownership" .)