Execute our Charlie across the pond? (6)
I believe the answer is:
doofus
'our charlie across the pond?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'execute' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'execute' could be 'do' (doing is a kind of executing) and 'do' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for doofus that I've seen before include "Nitwit" , "American fool - US food (anag)" .)