Barman met partner in The Troubles with the wife and girlfriend of scoundrel? (9)
I believe the answer is:
scallywag
'scoundrel?' is the definition.
(I know that scallywag is a type of scoundrel)
'barman met partner in the troubles with the wife and girlfriend' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'barman' could be 'sc' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'sc' is found within the answer.
'partner' could be 'ally' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'ally' is present in the answer.
'with' could be 'w' (abbreviation) and 'w' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scallywag that I've seen before include "Good-for-nothing - undersized animal" , "reprobate" , "Delinquent" , "Rogue" , "Scamp" .)