Grotesque demon cub tangled hair (8)
I believe the answer is:
uncombed
'tangled hair' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can sometimes mean the same thing.
'grotesque demon cub' is the wordplay.
'grotesque' indicates an anagram.
'demon'+'cub'='demoncub'
'demoncub' anagrammed gives 'UNCOMBED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for uncombed that I've seen before include "Describes matted hair" , "not subject to search" , "Appearing scruffy perhaps" .)