Creakiest, faltering Dean? (3-6)
I believe the answer is:
ice-skater
'dean?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'creakiest faltering' is the wordplay.
'faltering' indicates an anagram.
'creakiest' anagrammed gives 'ICE-SKATER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ice-skater that I've seen before include "Torvill or Dean, say" , "Person gliding on frozen water" , "One gliding over rink" , "Winter sportsperson" , "Dean for one" .)