Bending's difficult initially for bishop that's only just got down? (8)
I believe the answer is:
duckling
'down?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for duckling that I've seen before include "Young swimming bird" , "Young waterfowl" , "Young mallard, for instance" , "Young swimmer" , "little fowl" .)