Like a sort of view showing a main crop ruined (9)
I believe the answer is:
panoramic
'like a sort of view' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'a main crop ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'main'+'crop'='amaincrop'
'amaincrop' anagrammed gives 'PANORAMIC'.
'showing' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for panoramic that I've seen before include "offering wide views?" , "all around" , "giving full view" , "All-embracing" , "Offering all-round views" .)