King that hurt sycophant's position? (6)
I believe the answer is:
crouch
'sycophant's position?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'king that hurt' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'cr' (short for Carolus Rex, King Charles in Latin).
'that hurt' becomes 'ouch' (expression of pain).
'cr'+'ouch'='CROUCH'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crouch that I've seen before include "Squat" , "Bent knees posture" , "Get down low" , "shooter?" , "Hunker down" .)