Who has ace and ten, perhaps primarily hoaxing a royal pair? (9)
I believe the answer is:
cardsharp
'ten perhaps primarily hoaxing a royal pair?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'who has ace' is the wordplay.
'who' becomes 'sharp' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ace' becomes 'card' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sharp' put after 'card' is 'CARDSHARP'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cardsharp that I've seen before include "Cheater at the table" , "Swindler in game" , "One who cheats with a pack" , "One cheating at, eg, poker" , "Cheater at, eg, poker" .)