Is it underhanded to instruct them to get rid of middleman regarded as 'simple and unsophisticated'? (3-4)
I believe the answer is:
low-tech
'unsophisticated'?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'is it underhanded to instruct them to get rid of middleman regarded as 'simple' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found within the answer.
'underhanded' could be 'low' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'low' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ech' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for low-tech that I've seen before include "Using only basic 1 down 16 down" , "Simple, unsophisticated" , "Using basic hardware" .)