Lincoln supporter grabbed by a poor player? (7)
I believe the answer is:
abraham
'lincoln' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'supporter grabbed by a poor player?' is the wordplay.
'supporter' becomes 'bra' (a bra gives support to breasts).
'grabbed by' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are grabbed inside).
'poor player?' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of player. I am not sure about the 'poor' bit.).
'a'+'ham'='aham'
'bra' put into 'aham' is 'ABRAHAM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abraham that I've seen before include "Hebrew father of all the Jews" , "- Lincoln, US president" , "Bar a ham from playing the Biblical patriarch" , "Founder of the Hebrew people" , "name" .)