Journalist cross about current work left unfinished (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
edwin drood
'work left unfinished' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'journalist cross about current' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'journalist' could be 'ed' (short for editor) and 'ed' is found in the answer.
'cross' could be 'rood' (term for a crucifix) and 'rood' is present in the answer.
'current' could be 'wind' (wind is a type of current) and 'wind' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for edwin drood that I've seen before include "Dickensian character" , "The Mystery of -- -- (Dickens; unfinished)" , "novel not finished" , "7 27 [CHARLES DICKENS] hero" , "Dickens's unfinished mystery tale" .)