Ptrepared to caress philosopher (8)
I believe the answer is:
socrates
'philosopher' is the definition.
(I know that Socrates is a philosopher)
'ptrepared to caress' is the wordplay.
'to caress' anagrams to 'SOCRATES'.
However, I'm not clear how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for socrates that I've seen before include "Athenian philosopher who was teacher to Plato" , "Ancient Greek" , "Man philosophically questioning" , "old question-master?" , "Legendary footballer" .)