Backtracking, caught in fib, I laugh and say, "I was in Pizza Express in Woking at the time” (5)
I believe the answer is:
alibi
'say i was in pizza express in woking at the time' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'backtracking caught in fib i laugh' is the wordplay.
'backtracking' is a reversal indicator.
'caught in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'ibila' can be found hidden inside 'fib i laugh'.
'ibila' in reverse letter order is 'ALIBI'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alibi that I've seen before include "Legal excuse" , "Pretext; court excuse" , "Legal term from the Latin 'elsewhere'" , "Sort of explanation" , "Evidence one was not present" .)