Still in need of a new filling (13)
I believe the answer is:
muzzleloading
'still in need of a new filling' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.
'still in need of a new filling' is the wordplay.
'still' becomes 'muzzle' (muzzling is a kind of stilling).
'in need of' says to put letters next to each other.
'a new filling' becomes 'loading' (loading is a kind of filling. I am not sure about the 'new' bit.).
'muzzle'+'loading'='MUZZLELOADING'
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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