Like the hair of the dog with the woolly tail? (5)
I believe the answer is:
curly
'the woolly tail?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'like the hair of the dog' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'like' could be 'ly' (similar in meaning) and 'ly' is located in the answer.
'dog' could be 'cur' (both can mean a despicable person) and 'cur' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for curly that I've seen before include "Permed" , "Like a pig's tail" .)