Returned fire and told headquarters about it? (8,4)
I believe the answer is:
reported back
'headquarters about it?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'returned fire and told' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'returned' could be 'back' (I've seen this before) and 'back' is located in the answer.
'told' could be 'reported' (reporting is a kind of telling) and 'reported' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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