People after deer, not what one expects in the Flow Country? (10)
I believe the answer is:
stagnation
'what one expects in the flow country?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'people after deer' is the wordplay.
'people' becomes 'nation'.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'deer' becomes 'stag' (stag is a kind of deer).
'nation' put after 'stag' is 'STAGNATION'.
'not' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stagnation that I've seen before include "It's still" , "Lack of activity" , "Inactivity" , "State of lethargy" , "Cessation of movement" .)