Playwright bags felon’s maritime craft (9)
I believe the answer is:
scrimshaw
'maritime craft' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'playwright bags felon's' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'playwright' could be 'shaw' (George Bernard Shaw) and 'shaw' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'scrim' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scrimshaw that I've seen before include "handiwork" , "Carved work" , "Carving on whalebone or walrus tusk" .)