Given scare, maybe one escaping vulture? (9)
I believe the answer is:
scavenger
This could be a double definition.
'given scare' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'one escaping vulture?' is the second definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'maybe' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scavenger that I've seen before include "Garbage collector" , "Animal which feeds on refuse" , "sweeper" , "One feeds on carrion" , "Vulture (or similar character)" .)