Run out and look around the end of the street (5)
I believe the answer is:
peter
'run out' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'look around the end of the street' is the wordplay.
'look' becomes 'peer' (peering is a kind of looking).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the end of' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letter of 'street' is 't'.
'peer' going around 't' is 'PETER'.
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peter that I've seen before include "Sir - - Ustinov" , "- Pan, eternal youth" , "emperor" , "Saint at the Pearly Gates?" , "Boy's name - safe" .)