Poor hen shifting - one's likely to lay an egg (2-5)
I believe the answer is:
no-hoper
'one's likely to lay an egg' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'poor hen shifting' is the wordplay.
'shifting' is an anagram indicator.
'poor'+'hen'='poorhen'
'poorhen' anagrammed gives 'NO-HOPER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for no-hoper that I've seen before include "One with little chance of success?" , "Useless person" , "One not expected to succeed" , "One has nil chance of success" , "Lost cause" .)