Young ladies with laudable novelist (10)
I believe the answer is:
galsworthy
'novelist' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'young ladies with laudable' is the wordplay.
'young ladies' becomes 'gals' ('gal' can be a synonym of 'young lady').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'laudable' becomes 'worthy' (similar in meaning).
'gals'+'worthy'='GALSWORTHY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for galsworthy that I've seen before include "English dramatist" , "Author of the Forsyte Saga" , "Writer of "The Forsyte Saga"" , "Playwright" .)