Put down husband in public squabble (9)
I believe the answer is:
overthrow
'put down' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'husband in public squabble' is the wordplay.
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'public' becomes 'overt' (associated in meaning).
'squabble' becomes 'row' (I've seen this in another clue).
'overt'+'row'='overtrow'
'h' going inside 'overtrow' is 'OVERTHROW'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for overthrow that I've seen before include "cover for furniture" , "Error on cricket field - defeat" , "Bring down a ruler" , "caused discomfiture" , "Fall" .)