Where, in Cumbria, a lady has to turn to the right (5)
I believe the answer is:
rydal
'where in cumbria a lady' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'has to turn to the right' is the wordplay.
'has to' becomes 'lady' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'turn' says the letters should be written backwards.
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'the right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'lady' backwards is 'ydal'.
'ydal' put after 'r' is 'RYDAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rydal that I've seen before include "where Wordsworth once lived" , "Lakeland water" , "Village near Ambleside" , "Village near 23 across" , "Wordsworth's Mount" .)