Stop couple over imprisoning blokes? That’s something settled (9)
I believe the answer is:
endowment
'something settled' is the definition.
(action settled in a will)
'stop couple over imprisoning blokes?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'stop' could be 'end' (synonyms) and 'end' is found in the answer.
'over' could be 'o' (cricket abbreviation) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'blokes?' could be 'men' (bloke is a kind of man) and 'men' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'that's' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for endowment that I've seen before include "A bequest of funding" , "Natural talent -- won't emend (anag)" , "Bequeathed income" , "Contract" , "Personal quality - type of mortgage" .)