Old PM takes issue about bent bugle? (4-4)
I believe the answer is:
hawk-nose
'bent bugle?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'old pm takes issue about' is the wordplay.
'old pm' becomes 'hawke' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'takes' indicates putting letters inside.
'issue' becomes 'son' (issue can mean someone's offspring).
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'son' back-to-front is 'nos'.
'hawke' placed around 'nos' is 'HAWK-NOSE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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