Going to court, gutlessly acting like a dog? (6)
I believe the answer is:
wooing
'gutlessly acting like a dog?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'going to court' is the wordplay.
'going' becomes 'ing' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'court' becomes 'woo' (both can mean to romance someone).
'ing' after 'woo' is 'WOOING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wooing that I've seen before include "Seeking the love of" , "Courting, romancing" , "Seeking the support or custom of" .)