Was waiter's duck covered in low-calorie wine? (8)
I believe the answer is:
loitered
'was waiter's' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'duck covered in low-calorie wine?' is the wordplay.
'duck' becomes 'o' (resembles zero - 'duck' in cricket).
'covered in' is an insertion indicator.
'low-calorie' becomes 'lite' (I've seen this in another clue).
'wine?' becomes 'red' (red is a type of wine).
'o' placed into 'lite' is 'loite'.
'loite'+'red'='LOITERED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loitered that I've seen before include "Hung around idly, dawdled" , "Hung about, with intent perhaps" , "Did tarry" , "Stood around aimlessly" , "dilly-dallied" .)