No thin scattering of seed around the end of the garden (5)
I believe the answer is:
dense
'no thin scattering' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'of seed around the end of the garden' is the wordplay.
'of' is an anagram indicator (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'the end of the' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'garden' is 'n'.
'seed' with letters rearranged gives 'dese'.
'dese' placed around 'n' is 'DENSE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dense that I've seen before include "Thick as undergrowth may be" , "Closely crowded together" , "Slow-witted" , "Not very bright" , "Maybe bovine" .)