Suffers with effect of freefall here? (7)
I believe the answer is:
gallows
'freefall here?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'suffers with effect of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'with' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is found in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'galls' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gallows that I've seen before include "Stage for hangings" , "tree" , "Structure for hangings" , "In olden times criminals were hanged on them" , "Here one may end" .)