Preserve English sugar supplier? (4)
I believe the answer is:
cane
'sugar supplier?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'preserve english' is the wordplay.
'preserve' becomes 'can' (canning is a kind of preserving).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'can'+'e'='CANE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cane that I've seen before include "Slender stem of bamboo etc" , "Eg, rattan" , "Slender support for a plant" , "Flog" , "Slender support, for 32 across say" .)