Is son donning legendary footballer's mantle? (7)
I believe the answer is:
pelisse
'mantle?' is the definition.
(pelisse is a kind of mantle)
'is son donning legendary footballer's' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'donning' means one lot of letters goes inside another (I've seen this in other clues).
'legendary footballer' becomes 'pele' (Brazilian footballer Pele. I am not sure about the 'legendary' bit.).
'is'+'s'='iss'
'iss' placed inside 'pele' is 'PELISSE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pelisse that I've seen before include "Long cloak" , "one worn by lady" , "Sleeveless cape" , "coat" , "In a military cloak" .)