Coppice below Victoria? That's funny (9)
I believe the answer is:
underwood
'coppice' is the definition.
(I know that underwood is a type of coppice)
'below victoria? that's funny' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'below' could be 'under' (synonyms) and 'under' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'wood' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for underwood that I've seen before include "brush" , "coppice?" .)