Why writer of melody is paid a huge amount? (7)
I believe the answer is:
fortune
'a huge amount?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to property as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'why writer of melody is paid' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
'melody' could be 'tune' (synonyms) and 'tune' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fortune that I've seen before include "Great accumulation of wealth" , "Luck - riches" , "Luck; fate" , "'Chance, luck (7)'" , "Fate, destiny" .)