Cop abroad in green almost made out (8)
I believe the answer is:
gendarme
'cop abroad' is the definition.
'gendarme' can be an answer for 'cop' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'abroad' bit.
'green almost made out' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'made' with its last letter taken away is 'mad'.
'green'+'mad'='greenmad'
'greenmad' anagrammed gives 'GENDARME'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gendarme that I've seen before include "French officer - merge DNA (anag)" , "Foreign policeman" , "French copper" , "alpine pinnacle" , "continental copper" .)