Upstart knight gets cut ... still woolly (7)
I believe the answer is:
unshorn
'still woolly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'upstart knight gets cut' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'upstart' could be 'u' (start of the word 'up') and 'u' is located in the answer.
'knight' could be 'n' (chess abbreviation) and 'n' is found in the answer.
'cut' could be 'shorn' (synonyms) and 'shorn' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unshorn that I've seen before include "Of hair or wool, not cut" , "still having woollen coat on" .)