Deputy not feeling anything in Yorkshire on returning? (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
number two
'deputy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'not feeling anything in yorkshire on returning?' is the wordplay.
'not feeling' becomes 'numb' (I've seen this before).
'anything in yorkshire' becomes 'owt' (I've seen this before).
'on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
'returning?' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'owt'+'re'='owtre'
'owtre' in reverse letter order is 'ertwo'.
'numb'+'ertwo'='NUMBER TWO'
(Other definitions for number two that I've seen before include "Second-in-command" , "Assistant" , "vice" , "Dump" , "Second in command" .)