Old singer cried as if leg is broken (6,6)
I believe the answer is:
gracie fields
'old singer' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'cried as if leg is broken' is the wordplay.
'is broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cried'+'as'+'if'+'leg'='criedasifleg'
'criedasifleg' with letters rearranged gives 'GRACIE FIELDS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for gracie fields that I've seen is " English singer and entertainer, 1898-1979".)