Jack, an A.A. Milne character losing nothing in classic (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
jane eyre
'classic' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'jack an a a milne character losing nothing' is the wordplay.
'jack an' becomes 'j' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'a' becomes 'an'.
'a milne character' becomes 'eeyore' (I've seen this in another clue).
'losing' is a deletion indicator.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'eeyore' with 'o' taken away is 'eeyre'.
'j'+'an'+'eeyre'='JANE EYRE'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for jane eyre that I've seen before include "Bronte heroine" , "1847 English novel" , "Mr Rochester's second wife" , "Classic English book" , "Governess heroine (C. Bront')" .)