Journalist witnessed item smuggled into gaol? (7)
I believe the answer is:
hacksaw
'item smuggled into gaol?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'journalist witnessed' is the wordplay.
'journalist' becomes 'hack' (hack can informally mean a journalist).
'witnessed' becomes 'saw' ('see' can be a synonym of 'witness').
'hack'+'saw'='HACKSAW'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hacksaw that I've seen before include "means of cutting lead article?" , "cutting edge" , "Toothed tool for cutting metal" , "something to cut copper?" , "Blade in a frame under tension" .)