Sprang around most of field, like many rabbits? (3-5)
I believe the answer is:
lop-eared
'sprang' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs sometimes mean the same thing.
'around most of field like many rabbits?' is the wordplay.
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'most of' means to remove the last letter.
'field' becomes 'area' (synonyms).
'like many rabbits?' becomes 'loped' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'area' with its final letter taken away is 'are'.
'are' inserted into 'loped' is 'LOP-EARED'.
Can you help me to learn more?