Does being so young lead to a maiden's downfall? (4,2,1,4)
I believe the answer is:
slip of a girl
'downfall?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'does being so young lead to a maiden's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'being' could be 'slip' (slip is a kind of being) and 'slip' is present in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
'maiden' could be 'girl' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'girl' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'of' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?