Involved with a cheat he is naturally spotted (7)
I believe the answer is:
cheetah
'involved with a cheat he is naturally spotted' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'involved with a cheat he' is the wordplay.
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cheat' put next to 'he' is 'cheathe'.
'cheathe' is an anagram of 'CHEETAH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cheetah that I've seen before include "Fast cat - the ache (anag)" , "Spotted creature" , "Large spotted wild cat, very fast" , "Spotted swift big cat" , "Fast-running creature" .)