Put a name to model fined over backcombing it onto ponytail? (8)
I believe the answer is:
identify
'put a name to' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'model fined over backcombing it onto ponytail?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'model' could be 't' (Ford Model T car) and 't' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'fined' is 'denif' which is present in the remaining letters.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for identify that I've seen before include "Establish who one is" , "Detect" , "Diagnose" , "Pinpoint" , "associate" .)