Crossword Genius

One fluked it with English loner (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anchorite

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'loner' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one fluked it with english' is the wordplay.
'one fluked' becomes 'anchor' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'anchor'+'it'+'e'='ANCHORITE'

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for anchorite that I've seen before include "Loner" , "Holy recluse" , "A solitary person" , "Hermit or religious recluse" , "Religious recluse (hist.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app