North American name for tin (6)
I believe the answer is:
canada
'north american' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'name for tin' is the wordplay.
'name' becomes 'ada' ().
'for' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'tin' becomes 'can' (synonyms).
'ada' after 'can' is 'CANADA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for canada that I've seen before include "Ottawa is its capital" , "Country of 32 ac" , "N American country" , "Land of the maple leaf" , "North American goose" .)