Right over the top, learner breaking the fuel regulator! (8)
I believe the answer is:
throttle
'fuel regulator' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'right over the top learner breaking the' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'R' (common abbreviation).
'over the top' becomes 'ott' (I've seen this in other clues).
'learner' becomes 'l'.
'breaking' indicates putting letters inside.
'r'+'ott'+'l'='rottl'
'rottl' placed into 'the' is 'THROTTLE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for throttle that I've seen before include "Strangle with car pedal?" , "Accelerator pedal" , "Valve to regulate the supply of fuel to the engine" , "Check" , "Strangle with car part" .)