Is he silly to start climbing on a camel's back? (5)
I believe the answer is:
chump
'a camel's back?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'is he silly to start climbing' is the wordplay.
'is he silly' becomes 'hump' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'start' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'climbing' is 'c'.
'hump' after 'c' is 'CHUMP'.
'on' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chump that I've seen before
include
"Blockhead"
,
"Thick