Sudden rush on the lines for period of consultation (7)
I believe the answer is:
surgery
'period of consultation' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sudden rush on the lines' is the wordplay.
'sudden rush' becomes 'surge' (I've seen this before).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the lines' becomes 'ry' (abbreviation for railway).
'surge'+'ry'='SURGERY'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for surgery that I've seen before include "Medical centre" , "Branch of medicine" , "Medical intervention" , "Doctor's consulting room" , "Health Service" .)