Red footballer repelled attack, getting the bit between his teeth? (7,3)
I believe the answer is:
chewing gum
'the bit between his teeth?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'red footballer repelled attack' is the wordplay.
'red' becomes 'Che' (as in Che Guevara, a communist or 'red').
'footballer' becomes 'wing' (I've seen this in other clues).
'repelled' is a reversal indicator.
'attack' becomes 'mug' (to mug someone is to attack and rob them).
'mug' back-to-front is 'gum'.
'che'+'wing'+'gum'='CHEWING-GUM'
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for chewing gum that I've seen is " Something to masticate".)