Coerce ends of pregnancies with these? (7)
I believe the answer is:
forceps
'these?' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.
'coerce ends of pregnancies' is the wordplay.
'coerce' becomes 'force' (synonyms).
'ends of' suggests removing the centre.
'pregnancies' with its centre taken out is 'ps'.
'force'+'ps'='FORCEPS'
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for forceps that I've seen before include "surgical equipment" , "instrument for gripping effect?" , "Used by surgeon" , "Pair of surgical pincers" , "Pincer-like instruments" .)