See Persian queen reportedly getting a number of winks (6)
I believe the answer is:
siesta
'see persian queen' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'reportedly getting a number of winks' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'reportedly' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is present in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
'number' could be 'i' (I is an example) and 'i' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sst' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for siesta that I've seen before include "Spanish afternoon activity" , "An afternoon nap in Spain" , "Early afternoon nap" , "A mid-day nap in Spain" , "Spanish afternoon nap" .)