A consumer of clothing taken in by upsetting outlandish tomfoolery (4)
I believe the answer is:
moth
'a consumer of clothing' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'taken in by upsetting outlandish tomfoolery' is the wordplay.
'upsetting' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'taken in by' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'htom' is hidden in the letters of 'outlandish tomfoolery'.
'htom' in reverse letter order is 'MOTH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for moth that I've seen before include "night flyer" , "Cloth-eating larva" , "Lepidopteran" , "Insect drawn to flame" , "Small insect that lays its eggs in cloth or fabric" .)