Film creatures right inside eviscerated astronauts? (6)
I believe the answer is:
aliens
'film creatures' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'right inside eviscerated astronauts?' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'lien' (legal right).
'inside' is an insertion indicator.
'eviscerated' suggests removing the centre (the word is disembowelled of its inside letters).
'astronauts' with its middle removed is 'as'.
'lien' placed into 'as' is 'ALIENS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aliens that I've seen before include "Non-nationals - perhaps from Mars?" , "Science-fiction creatures" , "Strange forms of life" , "Foreigners or creatures from outer space" , "Extra-terrestrial beings" .)