Fish netted by country working independently (9)
I believe the answer is:
freelance
'fish netted by country working independently' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'fish netted by country' is the wordplay.
'fish' becomes 'eel' (eel is a type of fish).
'netted by' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'country' becomes 'france' (France is an example).
'eel' put inside 'france' is 'FREELANCE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for freelance that I've seen before include "Independent" , "Self-employed worker for hire" , "Self-employed person offering services where needed" , "Of journalist, one who works for several employers, self-employed" , "without regular work?" .)
