Sweetheart and soldier making music (8)
I believe the answer is:
flamenco
'music' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'sweetheart and soldier' is the wordplay.
'sweetheart' becomes 'flame' (I've seen this in another clue).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'soldier' becomes 'NCO' (non-commissioned officer).
'flame'+'nco'='FLAMENCO'
'making' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flamenco that I've seen before include "Dramatic Andalusian kind of song and dance" , "Gipsy dance" , "Energetic steps" , "Spanish guitar style" , "Spanish guitar music" .)