Where actor's not seen, having cancelled coach? (8)
I believe the answer is:
offstage
'where actor's not seen' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'cancelled coach?' is the wordplay.
'cancelled' becomes 'off' (similar in meaning).
'coach?' becomes 'stage' (stagecoach).
'off'+'stage'='OFFSTAGE'
'having' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for offstage that I've seen before include "behind the scenes" , "Invisible to the audience" , "Behind-the-scenes" , "out of sight of house" , "not visible from house" .)