Fun throwing stones and strips of the cloth (8)
I believe the answer is:
unfrocks
'strips of the cloth' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'fun throwing stones' is the wordplay.
'throwing' is an anagram indicator (letters get thrown around).
'stones' becomes 'rocks' ('rock' can be a synonym of 'stone').
'fun' is an anagram of 'unf'.
'unf'+'rocks'='UNFROCKS'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unfrocks that I've seen before include "Deprives (priest) of holy orders" , "Of priest, dismisses from office" .)