New love in the far north for a number? (8)
I believe the answer is:
narcotic
'a number?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'new love in the far north' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'in the' indicates putting letters inside.
'far north' becomes 'arctic' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'o' placed inside 'arctic' is 'arcotic'.
'n'+'arcotic'='NARCOTIC'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for narcotic that I've seen before include "Drug to induce drowsiness or stupor" , "Drug that induces drowsiness or stupor" , "Number" , "Numbing" , "A sleep-inducing drug" .)