I had to enter fight before the weekend (6)
I believe the answer is:
friday
'weekend' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to time as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'i had to enter fight before' is the wordplay.
'i had' becomes 'I'd' (contraction).
'to enter' is an insertion indicator.
'fight before' becomes 'fray' (fray is a kind of fight. I am not sure about the 'before' bit.).
'id' inserted within 'fray' is 'FRIDAY'.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for friday that I've seen before include "An islander" , "The 13th is considered unlucky" , "Where the weekend starts?" , "faithful companion" , "Man perhaps" .)