Sherwood man reporting thievin' gangster? (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
robin hood
'sherwood' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'man reporting thievin' gangster?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'man' could be 'robin' and 'robin' is located in the answer.
'gangster?' could be 'hood' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'hood' is located 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?
(Other definitions for robin hood that I've seen before include "English folk hero" , "Chief of the Merry Men" , "Pantomime character" , "Sherwood outlaw" , "Rich robber, poor payer!" .)