Pedal spring obtained from cycling centre to the west of Derby? (9)
I believe the answer is:
entrechat
'pedal spring' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'cycling centre to the west of derby?' is the wordplay.
'cycling' indicates anagramming the letters.
'to the west of' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters go to the west or 'left').
'derby?' becomes 'hat' (derby is a kind of hat).
'centre' with letters rearranged gives 'entrec'.
'entrec'+'hat'='ENTRECHAT'
'obtained from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for entrechat that I've seen before include "Leap in the air" , "Ballet move" , "Vertical jump in ballet" , "Ballet movement" , "Ballet dancer's leap" .)