Polish aluminium ring — for its nose? (7)
I believe the answer is:
buffalo
'its nose?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'polish aluminium ring' is the wordplay.
'polish' becomes 'buff' (buffing is a kind of polishing).
'aluminium' becomes 'al' (chemical symbol).
'ring' becomes 'O' (O is the shape of a ring).
'buff'+'al'+'o'='BUFFALO'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for buffalo that I've seen before include "Kind of cattle" , "Wild ox or bison" , "Brown bison of North American plains" , "Large, shaggy, brown bison" , "Large bovine animal" .)