Problems with motor transport out East (5)
I believe the answer is:
cares
'problems' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'motor transport out east' is the wordplay.
'motor' becomes 'car' (informal term for car).
'transport' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'out' indicates putting letters inside.
'east' becomes 'e' (synonyms).
'car'+'s'='cars'
'cars' enclosing 'e' is 'CARES'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cares that I've seen before include "Worries, anxieties" , "Minds" , "Feels interest or concern" , "Has concerns or interest" .)