Farm animals reportedly damaged a career in affluent zone? (11,4)
I believe the answer is:
stockbroker belt
'career in affluent zone?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'farm animals reportedly damaged a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'reportedly' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found in the answer.
'farm animals' could be 'stock' (stock can mean farm animals) and 'stock' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stockbroker belt that I've seen before include "Affluent residential area" , "wealthy area" , "Suburbia" , "area where the rich live" , "Prosperous area" .)