Paper that identifies a jester? (8)
I believe the answer is:
foolscap
'paper' is the definition.
(I know that foolscap is a type of piece of paper)
'identifies a jester?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'jester?' could be 'fool' ('fool' can be a synonym of 'jester') and 'fool' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'that' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for foolscap that I've seen before include "Paper or book size (from its watermark)" , "One would not be wise to put this on" , "Cop's foal (anag)" , "About 330 x 200 (or 400) mm size of paper" , "something near A4" .)