Allen Thomson O'Toole loses intensity? (6)
I believe the answer is:
peters
'allen thomson o'toole loses intensity?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'o'toole loses intensity?' is the wordplay.
'o'toole' becomes 'peter' (I've seen this in another clue).
'loses intensity?' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'peter'+'s'='PETERS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peters that I've seen before include "25 15 [GOLDMEDALLIST]" , "Mary - - , Olympian" , "our 1/4 Across [GOLD MEDALLIST] in 1972" .)