A Durbeyfield round the old place not fully dressed? (7)
I believe the answer is:
topless
'fully dressed?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives sometimes mean the same thing.
'a durbeyfield round the old place' is the wordplay.
'a durbeyfield' becomes 'tess' (I've seen this in another clue).
'round' indicates putting letters inside.
'the old' becomes 'o' (abbreviation).
'place' becomes 'pl' (abbreviation used in postal addresses).
'o'+'pl'='opl'
'tess' placed around 'opl' is 'TOPLESS'.
'not' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for topless that I've seen before include "Bare from the waist up" , "As a Page Three girl?" , "Half naked" , "Leaving the breasts uncovered" , "Without a shirt, vest or bra?" .)