Working as a bill-poster while being an armed robber? (8,2)
I believe the answer is:
sticking up
'working' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I cannot understand how they can define each other.
'a bill-poster while being an armed robber?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'being' could be 'king' (king is a kind of being) and 'king' is present in the answer.
'an' could be 'i' (Roman numeral for one) and 'i' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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