Rush to box quietly with learner in bout (7)
I believe the answer is:
splurge
'bout' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'rush to box quietly with learner' is the wordplay.
'rush' becomes 'surge' (synonyms).
'to box' indicates putting letters inside ('box' can mean contain, as in to put in a box).
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'learner' becomes 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'p'+'l'='pl'
'surge' enclosing 'pl' is 'SPLURGE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for splurge that I've seen before include "Ostentatious display" , "Spend money freely, be extravagant" , "excessive amount" , "Splash out" , "Sudden burst of extravagance" .)