Spinner cut back old Cambodian despot (3,3)
I believe the answer is:
pol pot
'old cambodian despot' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'spinner cut back' is the wordplay.
'spinner' becomes 'top' (a spinning top).
'cut' becomes 'lop' (lopping is a kind of cutting).
'back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'top'+'lop'='toplop'
'toplop' in reverse letter order is 'POL POT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pol pot that I've seen before include "revolutionary leader" , "Khmer Rouge leader" .)