Rock and roll single gripping me (9)
I believe the answer is:
limestone
'rock' is the definition.
(limestone is a kind of rock)
'roll single gripping me' is the wordplay.
'roll' becomes 'list' (list can mean to lean or roll).
'single' becomes 'one' (similar in meaning).
'gripping' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'list'+'one'='listone'
'listone' placed around 'me' is 'LIMESTONE'.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for limestone that I've seen before include "Caves in here perhaps" , "Mineral" , "Rock, basis for caves and pavements" , "Clint" , "Hard calcium rock" .)