Female stunned in dress (7)
I believe the answer is:
frocked
'female stunned in' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can sometimes mean the same thing.
'dress' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'dress' could be 'frock' (a frock is a fancy dress) and 'frock' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ed' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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