Ready to disturb ducks (5)
I believe the answer is:
deary
'ready to disturb ducks' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'ready to disturb' is the wordplay.
'to disturb' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'disturbing' mean this).
'ready' anagrammed gives 'DEARY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deary that I've seen before include "Ready (anag) -- pet" , "Love" .)