Wind through backstreet rambles (7)
I believe the answer is:
travels
'rambles' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'wind through backstreet' is the wordplay.
'wind' becomes 'ravel' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'through' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters go through the word).
'backstreet' becomes 'ts' ('st' backwards).
'ravel' placed within 'ts' is 'TRAVELS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for travels that I've seen before include "An account of journeys" , "Voyages" , "Goes from one place to another" , "'Gulliver's --'" , "and so becomes broad-minded?" .)