Deputy not feeling anything in Yorkshire on returning? (6,3)
I believe the answer is:
number two
'deputy' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'not feeling anything in yorkshire on returning?' is the wordplay.
'not feeling' becomes 'numb' (I've seen this in another clue).
'anything in yorkshire' becomes 'owt' (I've seen this before).
'on' becomes 're' (regarding).
'returning?' is a reversal indicator.
'owt'+'re'='owtre'
'owtre' in reverse letter order is 'ertwo'.
'numb'+'ertwo'='NUMBER TWO'
(Other definitions for number two that I've seen before include "Second-in-command" , "Assistant" , "vice" , "Dump" , "Second in command" .)