Best and last to be roughed up, like third pig's house? (8)
I believe the answer is:
stablest
'best and last to be roughed up like third pig's house?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'best and last to be roughed up' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to be roughed up' is an anagram indicator.
'best' after 'last' is 'lastbest'.
'lastbest' anagrammed gives 'STABLEST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stablest that I've seen before include "most secure" , "Most unshakable" , "superlatively durable" .)