In retrospect some questioned if an obituary's real (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
bona fide
'real' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'in retrospect some questioned if an obituary's' is the wordplay.
'in retrospect' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in retrospect means looking back).
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'edifanob' can be found hidden inside 'questioned if an obituarys'.
'edifanob' reversed gives 'BONA FIDE'.
(Other definitions for bona fide that I've seen before include "honest - with 12a" , "Genuine or in good faith" , "Genuine, without fraud - in Latin" , "(Proof of being) genuine" , "Real, genuine (Latin)" .)