True Grit appropriate for audience? (5)
I believe the answer is:
steel
'true grit' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both substances as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'appropriate for audience?' is the wordplay.
'appropriate' becomes 'steal' (appropriate can mean to steal).
'for audience?' shows a homophone (sound like) (how it might sound to an audience).
'steal' is a homophone of 'STEEL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steel that I've seen before include "The staying power" , "Iron/carbon alloy" , "nerve" , "Make hard and unfeeling" , "Strength, determination" .)