Actor playing Bonnie Prince Charlie? (9)
I believe the answer is:
pretender
'actor' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'playing bonnie prince charlie?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'prince' could be 'pr' and 'pr' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pretender that I've seen before include "One acting" , "Claimant, like Bonnie Prince Charlie" , "Claimant to a throne, usually without just title" , "One who claims a title or position" , "fake" .)