Place enthralling Roman, ultimately? (5)
I believe the answer is:
arena
'place enthralling roman ultimately?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'place enthralling roman ultimately?' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'area' (I've seen this in another clue).
'enthralling' indicates putting letters inside.
'ultimately?' suggests the final letters (I've seen 'ultimately' mean this).
The final letter of 'roman' is 'n'.
'area' placed around 'n' is 'ARENA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for arena that I've seen before include "Earls Court?" , "Area of activity, boxing perhaps" , "Central area in sports stadium" , "Show ring" , "What the Colosseum was" .)