Steal script craftily when Charles is inside dressing (8,7)
I believe the answer is:
sticking plaster
'dressing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'steal script craftily when charles is' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'steal' is 'laste' which is present in the answer.
'charles' could be 'king' (Charles I or Charles II) and 'king' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'script' is 'sticpr' which is located in the left over letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'inside' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sticking plaster that I've seen before include "that's for a minor injury" , "dressing" , "medical cover" , "treatment for injury" .)