Even when late? (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
dead level
'even when late?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'even when late?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'even' could be 'level' (similar in meaning) and 'level' is located in the answer.
'late?' could be 'dead' ('dead' can be similar in meaning to 'late') and 'dead' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for dead level that I've seen is " Land without any rising ground; sameness".)