Tied some seventy-odd knots (4)
I believe the answer is:
even
'tied' is the definition.
(I know that tied can be written as even)
'some seventy-odd knots' is the wordplay.
'EVEN' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I am uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for even that I've seen before include "time of day" , "neck and neck" , "Short joke" , "Crisp and ---, how King Wenceslas found the snow" , "Not bumpy" .)