Who says getting tendinitis’s part of becoming an escape artist? (7)
I believe the answer is:
houdini
'escape artist?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'who says getting tendinitis's part of becoming an' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'part' could be 'in' (synonyms) and 'in' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
'an' could be 'i' (Roman numeral for one) and 'i' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hud' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for houdini that I've seen before include "one who'd try to escape?" , "Escape artist, d. 1926" , "Harry . . . . . . ., famed American escapologist" , "Showman" , "being given to escapism?" .)