Slight tremor associated with muddled state (6)
I believe the answer is:
morass
'muddled state' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'slight tremor associated with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'MORASS' is hidden in the letters of 'slight tremor associated'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for morass that I've seen before include "Tract of soft, wet ground" , "Muddled situation" , "Swampy, low-lying land" , "Bog or marsh" , "Bog - situation hard to get out of" .)