In disrobing, he digs distractedly around! (5)
I believe the answer is:
robin
'in disrobing he digs distractedly around' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'in disrobing he' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ROBIN' can be found hidden inside 'disrobing he'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for robin that I've seen before include "Bird - one in Lincoln green?" , "See 12" , ". . . . . Hood was a medieval outlaw" , "So-called outlaw" , "Batman's assistant" .)