Checking work from one of the Royals playing game? (12)
I believe the answer is:
proofreading
'checking' is the definition.
(proofreading is a kind of checking)
'work from one of the royals playing game?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'work' could be 'proof' (proof is a kind of work) and 'proof' is located in the answer.
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
'one' could be 'a' (a thing is one thing) and 'a' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for proofreading that I've seen is " Checking printed text for errors".)