Clue: Fair challenge for one hoping to bring home the bacon? (1,7,6)
Answer: A GREASED PIGLET
Explanation: Fair challenge for one hoping to bring home the bacon? (1,7,6)
Cryptic definition. It used to a traditional game at a country fair to let loose a piglet covered in fat to make it very slippery. This was then chased by competitors, with the person who caught the pig (and managed to keep a hold of it) getting to keep it (i.e. to bring the bacon home)