Around yard stags like marshy grasses (5)
I believe the answer is:
reedy
'marshy grasses' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'around yard stags' is the wordplay.
'around' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'yard' becomes 'y' (abbreviation).
'stags' becomes 'deer' (I've seen this in another clue).
'y'+'deer'='ydeer'
'ydeer' written backwards gives 'REEDY'.
'like' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reedy that I've seen before include "Like some pipes" , "edge of some river-banks" , "full of vegetation" , "(Of a person) tall and thin" , "(Of sound) thin in tone" .)