Fall guy getting a leg caught in small garment (9)
I believe the answer is:
scapegoat
'fall guy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'a leg caught in small garment' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'leg' could be 'peg' (peg is a kind of leg) and 'peg' is found in the answer.
'caught' could be 'c' (cricket abbreviation) and 'c' is located in the answer.
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'oat' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'getting' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scapegoat that I've seen before include "Person taking blame for others" , "One blamed for another's mistakes" , "Fall guy" , "Lay blame on" , "One blamed for others' wrongdoings" .)