Does she start hotly and wildly to deny being a tomboy? (6)
I believe the answer is:
hoyden
'a tomboy?' is the definition.
(I know that hoyden can be written as hoyden)
'does she start hotly and wildly to deny' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'she' could be 'de' and 'de' is found within the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hoy' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'being' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hoyden that I've seen before include "No Hyde (anag)" , "Reliable (convict)" , "Romp" , "A girl who behaves in a boyish manner" , "A boisterous girl" .)