Import less than half of tobacco untarred (7)
I believe the answer is:
account
'import less' is the definition.
'account' can be an answer for 'import' (I've seen this in another clue). I am unsure of the 'less' bit.
'half of tobacco untarred' is the wordplay.
'half of' says the answer is hidden in the clue (half of the letters in the selection).
'ACCOUNT' is hidden in the letters of 'tobacco untarred'.
'than' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for account that I've seen before include "Financial record; narrative" , "judge" , "Narrative; statement" , "Charge" , "Reckoning; narrative" .)