Strong and solid ending for Babes in the Wood (8)
I believe the answer is:
thickset
'ending for babes in the wood' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'strong and solid' is the wordplay.
'strong' becomes 'thick' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'solid' becomes 'set' (I've seen this before).
'thick'+'set'='THICKSET'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thickset that I've seen before include "Concentrated" , "squat" , "sturdy" , "positioned close together" , "Compact" .)