On the lookout for listeners from Neptune (7)
I believe the answer is:
seeking
'neptune' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'on the lookout for listeners from' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seeking that I've seen before include "Searching for" , "Looking for something" , "On the hunt for" , "on search mission" , "Applying" .)