Takes travellers around Rialto to abandoned lagoon around First of December (7)
I believe the answer is:
gondola
'takes travellers around rialto' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'abandoned lagoon around first of december' is the wordplay.
'abandoned' is an anagram indicator (the original order is abandoned).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'first of december' becomes 'd' (1st letter of 'december').
'lagoon' anagrammed gives 'gonola'.
'gonola' going around 'd' is 'GONDOLA'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gondola that I've seen before include "Goon lad (anag.)" , "Traditional rowboat of Venice" , "Venetian taxi" , "Venetian boat - airship car" , "Boats on the canals of Venice" .)