Perhaps Zack Polanski about to probe data (5)
I believe the answer is:
green
'perhaps zack polanski' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'about to probe data' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'to probe' means one lot of letters goes inside another (probe can mean to poke into).
'data' becomes 'gen' (I've seen this in other clues).
're' placed into 'gen' is 'GREEN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for green that I've seen before include "Ecological" , "right environmentally" , ""Go" signal" , "part of the golf course" , "Environmentally-friendly" .)