Was an idler after golf given coat then fired? (6)
I believe the answer is:
glazed
'was an idler after golf' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'given coat then fired?' is the wordplay.
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'coat' becomes 'glaze' (glazing is a kind of coating).
'then fired?' becomes 'd' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'glaze'+'d' is 'GLAZED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for glazed that I've seen before include "Fitted or covered with glass" , "Enclosed or covered with glass" , "With window panes fitted" , "Polished" , "expressionless" .)