Old-fashioned part of wheel’s rotation finally very loud? (9)
I believe the answer is:
outspoken
'loud?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'old-fashioned part of wheel's rotation finally' is the wordplay.
'old-fashioned' becomes 'out' (as opposed to 'in').
'part of wheel' becomes 'spoke' ('spoke' is part of 'wheel').
'finally' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'rotation' is 'n'.
'out'+'spoke'+'n'='OUTSPOKEN'
'very' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for outspoken that I've seen before include "Describes one who always says what s/he thinks" , "Inclined to say exactly what one thinks" , "bluff" , "Candid" , "not reserved?" .)