Protest turning to take on mean type of bandit (3-5)
I believe the answer is:
one-armed
'protest turning to take on mean type of bandit' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'protest turning to take on mean' is the wordplay.
'protest' becomes 'demo' (demonstration).
'turning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'to take on' is an insertion indicator.
'mean' becomes 'near' (both can mean miserly).
'demo' backwards is 'omed'.
'omed' going around 'near' is 'ONE-ARMED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for one-armed that I've seen is " A slot machine is considered to be this type of bandit".)