A gory leg healed by a grotesque figure (8)
I believe the answer is:
gargoyle
'a grotesque figure' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a gory leg healed' is the wordplay.
'a gory leg' anagrams to 'GARGOYLE'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.
'by' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gargoyle that I've seen before include "Grotesque gutter spout from glory age" , "Ugly cathedral feature" , "Grotesque carved face as old rainwater spout" , "Ugly spouting face?" , "repulsive beast" .)