Bamboozled and unmasked idiot breaking in (9)
I believe the answer is:
outwitted
'bamboozled' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'unmasked idiot breaking in' is the wordplay.
'unmasked' becomes 'outed' (I've seen this in another clue).
'idiot' becomes 'twit' (both can mean a stupid person).
'breaking in' indicates putting letters inside.
'outed' going around 'twit' is 'OUTWITTED'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for outwitted that I've seen before include "Was too clever for" , "surpassed in ingenuity" , "Deceived by greater ingenuity" , "beaten" , "fooled" .)