Spy leader skimmed figures for spy (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
mata hari
'spy leader' is the definition.
'mata hari' can be an answer for 'spy' (I have seen 'Female spy' mean 'mata hari' so perhaps 'spy' could also mean 'mata hari'). I'm not certain of the 'leader' bit.
'skimmed figures for spy' is the wordplay.
'skimmed figures for' becomes 'mata' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'spy' becomes 'hari' (I've seen this in another clue).
'mata'+'hari'='MATA HARI'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mata hari that I've seen before include "World War I spy" , "Dutch dancer and secret agent, executed in 1917" , "Exotic Dutch dancer, executed by the French as a German, 1917" , "Infamous dancer executed as a German spy" , "Dutch dancer and spy" .)