Producer of flowery notes? (5)
I believe the answer is:
viola
'producer of flowery notes?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'producer of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'vila' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for viola that I've seen before include "Bowed instrument slightly larger than a violin" , "Bloomer" , "part of Shakespeare" , "Large violin" , "Pansy-like flower" .)