Fun time supporting Robin Hood’s band reportedly (9)
I believe the answer is:
merriment
'fun' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'time supporting robin hood's band reportedly' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'time' could be 't' (abbreviation) and 't' is found in the answer.
'band' could be 'rim' (rim is a kind of band) and 'rim' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for merriment that I've seen before include "laughing maybe" , "Gaiety, laughter, fun" , "Jollity" , "Hilarity" , "Joy" .)