Fast mover, we hear, who is likely to pass unfairly (7)
I believe the answer is:
cheater
'fast mover we hear who is likely to pass unfairly' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'fast mover we hear' is the wordplay.
'fast mover' becomes 'cheetah' (cheetahs move fast).
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'cheetah' is a homophone of 'CHEATER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cheater that I've seen before include "The race (anag)" , "Person flouting rules" , "Dishonest person" , "Rook" , "Person winning unfairly" .)