Stokes, say - superhero wearing spandex top (7)
I believe the answer is:
batsman
'stokes say' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'superhero wearing spandex top' is the wordplay.
'superhero' becomes 'batman' (DC superhero).
'wearing' is an insertion indicator.
'top' indicates taking the first letters (in a down clue, the first letter is top).
The initial letter of 'spandex' is 's'.
'batman' placed around 's' is 'BATSMAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for batsman that I've seen before include "Player at crease" , "Cricketer at the crease" , "one of two on the field" , "Hitting ballplayer" , "One at the crease" .)