Able, incompetent, or one without trade to explain fully? (9)
I believe the answer is:
elaborate
'explain fully?' is the definition.
'elaborate' can be an answer for 'explain' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'fully?' bit.
'able incompetent or one without trade' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'able' is 'elab' which is present in the answer.
'or' is present in the answer.
'one' could be 'a' (a thing is one thing) and 'a' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'te' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elaborate that I've seen before include "Extravagant" , "Complicated or ornate" , "Ostentatious, possibly" , "Complicated, with many parts or details" , "Complicate" .)