Whose works on slyness outperform others? (5,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
steal the show
'outperform others?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'whose works on slyness' is the wordplay.
'works' indicates anagramming the letters (work can mean to twist or convulse).
'on' indicates putting letters inside (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'slyness' becomes 'stealth' (I've seen this before).
'whose' is an anagram of 'eshow'.
'eshow' enclosing 'stealth' is 'STEAL THE SHOW'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steal the show that I've seen before include "Draw most attention and praise" , "capture everyone's attention" , "Unexpectedly emerge as the outstanding performer" , "Attract the most attention and praise" , "Unexpectedly attract the most applause" .)