First to collect rags, even when chucked? (9)
I believe the answer is:
scavenger
'first to collect rags even when chucked?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'first to collect rags even when chucked?' is the wordplay.
'first to' indicates taking the first letters.
'when chucked?' indicates an anagram (letters chucked around).
The first letter of 'collect' is 'c'.
'c'+'rags'+'even'='cragseven'
'cragseven' is an anagram of 'SCAVENGER'.
(Other definitions for scavenger that I've seen before include "sweeper" , "One involved in scrap" , "carrion-eater" , "street cleaner" , "Searcher for scraps" .)