Part of a general misery in old town? Not half (7)
I believe the answer is:
othello
'part of a general' is the definition.
'othello' can be an answer for 'general' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'part of a' bit.
'misery in old town? not half' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'misery' could be 'hell' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'hell' is located in the answer.
'old' could be 'o' (abbreviation as in OT - Old Testament) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'town?' could be 't' (common abbreviation eg in football team names) and 't' is present in the answer.
'not' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for othello that I've seen before include "Shakespearean role" , "He killed his wife Desdemona" , "jealous husband" , "Shakespeare play set in Venice/Cyprus" , "He murdered his wife Desdemona" .)