What Jack said as hay was scattered around the ring? (4)
I believe the answer is:
ahoy
'what' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are interjections.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'jack said as hay was scattered around the ring?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'around' could be 'o' (a round letter) and 'o' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'hay' is 'ahy' which is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ahoy that I've seen before include "(Nautical) hailing call" , "Call for ship's attention" , "Coastal land" , "Nautical shout" , "Cry at sea" .)