Something for the Mad Hatter to carry out? (6)
I believe the answer is:
threat
'carry out?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'something for the mad hatter' is the wordplay.
'hatter' can be anagrammed to 'THREAT'.
However, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for threat that I've seen before include "Possibility of danger" , "Menacing words" , "Hatter (anag)" , "A warning of harm to come" , "Statement of intention to harm" .)