Rude about Victor having no money (9)
I believe the answer is:
insolvent
'no money' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'rude about victor' is the wordplay.
'rude' becomes 'insolent' (I've seen this in other clues).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'victor' becomes 'V' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'insolent' placed around 'v' is 'INSOLVENT'.
'having' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for insolvent that I've seen before include "Broke" , "unable to raise the wind" , "Snivel not, although you are bankrupt!" , "Unable to pay debts owed" , "without the means to pay" .)
