Requests a reserved section for VIP (4)
I believe the answer is:
tsar
'vip' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'requests a reserved section' is the wordplay.
'section' indicates a hidden word.
'TSAR' is hidden in the letters of 'requests a reserved'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tsar that I've seen before include "Nicholas II, say" , "Male monarch" , "Despot" , "One associated with 26 [KREMLIN]" , "Old leader" .)