Boat-builder’s failure to carry out GP’s request? (4)
I believe the answer is:
noah
'boat-builder's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'failure to carry out gp's request?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'request?' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'nah' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for noah that I've seen before include "Biblical builder of great ship" , "Ark wright" , "Biblical arkwright" , "Biblical ark builder" , "zoo keeper" .)