Criminal world keen to pinch European tapestry, say (10)
I believe the answer is:
needlework
'tapestry say' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'criminal world keen to pinch european' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates an anagram.
'to pinch' indicates putting letters inside.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'world'+'keen'='worldkeen'
'worldkeen' is an anagram of 'needlwork'.
'needlwork' enclosing 'e' is 'NEEDLEWORK'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for needlework that I've seen before include "Something perhaps crafty" , "Stitching" , "craft" , "putting in stitches" , "Sewing - embroidery" .)