Happy to strip drug-smuggling cheats, getting nervy (2,11)
I believe the answer is:
on tenterhooks
'happy to strip drug-smuggling' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'cheats getting nervy' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'cheats' could be 'hooks' (hooking is a kind of cheating) and 'hooks' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for on tenterhooks that I've seen before include "In great suspense" , "In agitated suspense" , "In impatient suspense" , "Nervously expectant" , "Keyed up in anticipation" .)