Outspoken England footballer getting stick (4)
I believe the answer is:
cane
This clue could be a double definition.
'outspoken england footballer' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'stick' is the second definition.
(I know that cane is a type of walking stick)
'getting' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cane that I've seen before include "Stick; thrash" , "Bamboo, sugar, stem" , "Type of sugar; beat" , "Hollow jointed stem of, say, bamboo (4)" , "e.g. Bamboo stem" .)