Rules jam out containing English artichoke (9)
I believe the answer is:
jerusalem
'artichoke' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'rules jam out containing english' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'containing' indicates putting letters inside.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'rules'+'jam'='rulesjam'
'rulesjam' anagrammed gives 'jerusalm'.
'jerusalm' going around 'e' is 'JERUSALEM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for jerusalem that I've seen before include "See 17" , "Knobbly edible tuber" , "Holy city in the Middle East" , "Number of Women's Institute members" , "Israeli capital" .)