Ran following close to bride? (6)
I believe the answer is:
eloped
'ran following close to bride?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'ran following close to bride?' is the wordplay.
'ran' becomes 'loped' (loping is a kind of running**).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'bride' is 'e'.
'loped' put after 'e' is 'ELOPED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eloped that I've seen before include "Ran away to get married" , "Ran away to marry" , "Went off" .)