Tribesman in an epic tale (4)
I believe the answer is:
pict
'tribesman' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'in an epic tale' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'PICT' can be found hidden inside 'epic tale'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pict that I've seen before include "Northerner" , "Literary term for painted woman" , "N. British tribesman" , "Scotsman" , "Old Scot" .)