English stigma made French scoff (8)
I believe the answer is:
escargot
'french scoff' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'english stigma made' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'stigma' becomes 'scar' (I've seen this before).
'made' becomes 'got' (getting is a kind of making).
'e'+'scar'+'got'='ESCARGOT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for escargot that I've seen before include "An edible snail from France" , "One continually moving house" , "national delicacy" , "Hardly fast food" , "A dish of cooked land snails" .)