Wedding guest trashed basement after dropping an E (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
best man
'wedding guest' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'trashed basement after dropping an e' is the wordplay.
'trashed' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'after dropping' suggests deleting specific letters.
'basement' with 'e' taken away is 'basment'.
'basment' with letters rearranged gives 'BEST MAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for best man that I've seen before include "The groom's assistant at a wedding" , "Supporting male actor at a wedding" , "Groom's friend" , "Principal groomsman at a wedding" , "Bridegroom's mate" .)