Stupid Sherlock Holmes never was (8)
I believe the answer is:
clueless
'stupid' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clueless that I've seen before include "Without any understanding" , "Ignorant (informal)" , "Totally uninformed about what's going on" , "how I started this puzzle!" , "such a crossword can't be solved!" .)