Pig covered in fat left for sailors (8)
I believe the answer is:
larboard
'left for sailors' is the definition.
'larboard' can be an answer for 'left' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'for sailors' bit.
'pig covered in fat' is the wordplay.
'pig' becomes 'boar' (male pig).
'covered in' is an insertion indicator.
'fat' becomes 'lard' (lard is a kind of fat).
'boar' placed inside 'lard' is 'LARBOARD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for larboard that I've seen before include "Port; labrador (anag.)" , "Port (nautical)" , "Side of ship for Labrador" , "Old term for port (naut.)" , "left at sea" .)