Someone being virtually insulting? (5)
I believe the answer is:
troll
'someone' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for troll that I've seen before include "Fish by drawing bait along in the water" , "Dwarfish creature" , "Fish with a moving bait" , "Fish by pulling a hook, line and sinker" , "Malignant elf" .)