Where the Irish are cheated with short measure? (7)
I believe the answer is:
donegal
'where the irish' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'cheated with short measure?' is the wordplay.
'cheated' becomes 'done'.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'short measure?' becomes 'gal' (gal is a kind of measure. I am not sure about the 'short' bit.).
'done'+'gal'='DONEGAL'
'are' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for donegal that I've seen before include "part of Ireland" , "County of NW Ireland" , "town and county" , "Ireland's northmost county" , "Irish town" .)