Was an idler after golf given coat then fired? (6)
I believe the answer is:
glazed
'was an idler after golf' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'given coat then fired?' is the wordplay.
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'coat' becomes 'glaze' (glazing is a kind of coating).
'then fired?' becomes 'd' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'glaze' next to 'd' is 'GLAZED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for glazed that I've seen before include "Fitted or covered with glass" , "Enclosed or covered with glass" , "With window panes fitted" , "Polished" , "expressionless" .)