There's plenty of iron in it (5)
I believe the answer is:
steel
'it' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steel that I've seen before include "Strong metal" , "Structural metal alloy" , "Determination, metal" , "Make hard and unfeeling" , "Hard, strong, grey alloy" .)