Deaf porter put it about that it's full of holes (10)
I believe the answer is:
perforated
'deaf porter put it about that it's full of holes' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'deaf porter put it about that it's full of holes' is the wordplay.
'deaf porter' can be anagrammed to 'PERFORATED'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for perforated that I've seen before include "Made holes in" , "ready to tear off" , "Pierced by holes" , "Pierced like a sheet of stamps" , "prepared for tearing off a strip" .)