Somewhat rowdy, a hoodlum? (5)
I believe the answer is:
yahoo
'somewhat rowdy a hoodlum?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'somewhat rowdy a hoodlum?' is the wordplay.
'somewhat' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'YAHOO' is hidden within 'rowdy a hoodlum'.
(Other definitions for yahoo that I've seen before include "Coarse type" , "Gulliver's animal in human form" , "Uncouth person" , "A Swiftian lout" , "Race of brutes in Gulliver's Travels" .)