What a nightwatchman might do for sun on unfinished strip on the Mediterranean going towards Spain (8)
I believe the answer is:
stargaze
'what a nightwatchman might do' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.
'sun on unfinished strip on the mediterranean going towards spain' is the wordplay.
'sun on' becomes 'star' (I've seen this in another clue. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'unfinished' means to remove the last letter.
'strip on the mediterranean' becomes 'gaza' (I've seen this in another clue).
'going towards' says to put letters next to each other.
'spain' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for Espana).
'gaza' with its last letter taken off is 'gaz'.
'star'+'gaz'+'e'='STARGAZE'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stargaze that I've seen before include "Watch the heavens" , "Daydream" , "Study horoscope" , "Watch the sky" , "what astrologers do?" .)