Haggard female, before month climbing, gets a suitable guide? (6)
I believe the answer is:
sherpa
'a suitable guide?' is the definition.
'sherpa' can be an answer for 'guide?' (Himalayan mountain guide). I'm not certain of the 'a suitable' bit.
'haggard female before month climbing' is the wordplay.
'haggard female' becomes 'she' ('she' refers to a woman. I am not sure about the 'haggard' bit.).
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'month' becomes 'Apr' (abbreviation for April).
'climbing' is a reversal indicator (in a down clue, letters climb up).
'apr' back-to-front is 'rpa'.
'she'+'rpa'='SHERPA'
'gets' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sherpa that I've seen before include "guide to range" , "Such as Tensing_Norgay" , "Himalayan mountain guide" , "Experienced climber" , "Member of the Himalayan people famous for their skill as mountaineers" .)