Dramatist, one inventing a plot, reported for youthful indiscretions? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
wild oats
'dramatist' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'one inventing a plot reported for youthful indiscretions?' is the wordplay.
'one inventing a plot' becomes 'Oates' (Titus Oates fabricated the Popish Plot).
'reported' shows a homophone (sound like).
'for' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'youthful indiscretions?' becomes 'wild' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'oates' is a homophone of 'oats'.
'oats' after 'wild' is 'WILD OATS'.
(Other definitions for wild oats that I've seen before include "Sow these cereals while you're young (4.4)" , "These should be sown while you are young" , "These are usually sown in youth" , "that rakes are used to sow?" , "Grasses" .)