Beagle say to outwit badger (8)
I believe the answer is:
foxhound
'badger' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'beagle say to outwit' is the wordplay.
'beagle say' becomes 'hound' (beagle is a kind of hound).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'outwit' becomes 'fox'.
'hound' after 'fox' is 'FOXHOUND'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for foxhound that I've seen before include "Hunting dog" , "5 [MANS BEST FRIEND]" , "hunter" .)