Name the Egyptian leader with 55 islands (5)
I believe the answer is:
elvis
'name' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'the egyptian leader with 55 islands' is the wordplay.
'leader' indicates taking the first letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'55' becomes 'lv' (roman numeral).
'islands' becomes 'is' (i is an abbreviation for island).
The first letter of 'egyptian' is 'e'.
'e'+'lv'+'is'='ELVIS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elvis that I've seen before include "The familiar R 'n'Roll king" , "'The King,' 50s pop idol" , "The King, d. 1977" , "Musically, The King" , "Singer, 1935-77" .)