Critical odds in such an entity (8)
I believe the answer is:
scathing
'critical odds in' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'an entity' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'an' could be 'i' (Roman numeral for one) and 'i' is found within the answer.
'entity' could be 'cat' (cat is a kind of entity) and 'cat' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'such' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scathing that I've seen before include "Acid" , "Caustic" , "Witheringly scornful" , "Painful" , "Severely critical" .)