Beelzebub

[neversaydie]

Catch half of shoulder-plate (4)
I have ?aul

[fiction-factory]

haul?

[neversaydie]

I can't see why

[fiction-factory]

catch is the definition.
I can't see the rest though- I can't think of a word meaning shoulder plate that we then use half of

[Mamyalynne]

Paul

Pauldron
Piece of armour covering the shoulder. Usually large, covering the upper 1/3 of the torso.

[neversaydie]

A pauldron is a shoulder-plate
But why paul

[Mamyalynne]

Maybe not.

[bibblebub]

PAUL

paul(dron) http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/pauldron

alternative spelling for 'pawl' http://www.chambers.co.uk/search.php?query=pawl&title=21st

[Mamyalynne]

Sounds like 'Pawl' - catch.

[Mamyalynne]

Didn't refresh apologies.

[fiction-factory]

I am not sure where Catch fits in points to a 'soundslike'. Was Paula fisherman? Is clue exactly as printed?

[neversaydie]

Ah - now I see thanks.

[fiction-factory]

Half my answer didn't appear then and I was too late anyway. I'm still not sure though

[bibblebub]

it's in Chambers as an alternative spelling for pawl so no sounds like required

[Mamyalynne]

No, I saw my mistake, hence the apology - well found.

[Patsy33]

Haul is a catch, half of paul/dron

[fiction-factory]

So does catch have two uses here -a synonym of pawl and a 'soundslike' indicator?

[chiaroscuro]

S(PAUL)DER

Catch homophone indicator and def?

[fiction-factory]

okay- didn't refresh. Got it now bibblebub , thanks