Succeeded in winning holiday that begins and ends here? (7,5)
I believe the answer is:
landing strip
'begins and ends here?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.
'succeeded in winning holiday' is the wordplay.
'succeeded' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'winning' becomes 'landing' (land can mean to secure or win).
'holiday' becomes 'trip' (I've seen this before).
'landing'+'trip'='landingtrip'
's' going within 'landingtrip' is 'LANDING-STRIP'.
'that' is the link.
(Other definitions for landing strip that I've seen before include "Where fighter comes in" , "flights end here)" , "Runway" , "Small airfield" , "A basic airfield" .)