Picture left by scoundrel touring Italy (8)
I believe the answer is:
portrait
'picture' is the definition.
(portrait is a kind of picture)
'left by scoundrel touring italy' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard).
'by scoundrel' becomes 'rat' (I've seen this in other clues. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.**).
'touring' means one lot of letters goes inside another (touring can mean going round).
'italy' becomes 'i'.
'rat' placed around 'i' is 'rait'.
'port'+'rait'='PORTRAIT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for portrait that I've seen before include "Type of painting" , "Head/shoulders painting" , "Painting of a real person" , "One picture" , "Artistic representation (of a person)" .)