Trouble results when ex-PM meets Queen about Spain (6)
I believe the answer is:
mayhem
'trouble results' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'ex-pm meets queen about spain' is the wordplay.
'ex pm' becomes 'may' (Theresa May. I am not sure about the 'ex' bit.**).
'meets' says to put letters next to each other.
'queen' becomes 'hm'.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'hm' enclosing 'e' is 'hem'.
'may'+'hem'='MAYHEM'
'when' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mayhem that I've seen before include "wilful infliction of injury" , "Violent damage, chaos" , "Carnage" , "Scene of great disorder" , "Chaos, violent disorder" .)