Nod to Dublin dispute with spy briefly (6)
I believe the answer is:
drowse
'nod' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'dublin dispute with spy briefly' is the wordplay.
'dublin' becomes 'd' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'dispute' becomes 'row' (row is a kind of dispute).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'spy' becomes 'see' (spy can mean to watch or see).
'briefly' means to remove the last letter.
'see' with its final letter taken away is 'se'.
'd'+'row'+'se'='DROWSE'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drowse that I've seen before include "Feel dozy" , "feel sleepy" , "Doze, be half asleep" , "Snooze" , "Nod" .)