Is daughter cutting food making mistake with hands? (7)
I believe the answer is:
misdeal
'mistake with hands?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'is daughter cutting food' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'cutting' indicates putting letters inside (some letters cut their way into a word).
'food' becomes 'meal' (meal is a kind of food).
'is'+'d'='isd'
'isd' put inside 'meal' is 'MISDEAL'.
'making' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for misdeal that I've seen before include "Give out cards incorrectly" , "Wrongly issue" , "Faulty distribution" , "Faulty issue of cards" , "Right hand that isn't" .)