Overturned hot vessel with most of that fuel? (7)
I believe the answer is:
naphtha
'fuel?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both substances as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'overturned hot vessel with most of that' is the wordplay.
'overturned' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'vessel' becomes 'pan' (vessel or container for cooking).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'most of' means to remove the last letter.
'h'+'pan'='hpan'
'hpan' written backwards gives 'naph'.
'that' with its last letter taken off is 'tha'.
'naph'+'tha'='NAPHTHA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for naphtha that I've seen before include "Rock-oil" , "Solvent ingredient" , "Distillation product of coal tar or petroleum" , "Flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture" , "fiery mixture" .)