Anne who hosts with Nick like this in pub? (8)
I believe the answer is:
robinson
'anne who hosts' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'nick like this in pub?' is the wordplay.
'nick' becomes 'rob' (I've seen this before).
'like this' becomes 'so'.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'pub?' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'so' placed into 'inn' is 'inson'.
'rob'+'inson'='ROBINSON'
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for robinson that I've seen before include "Castaway on desert island" , "'The Swiss Family - - ' novel" , "Book by 5" , "Anne -, host of The Weakest Link" , ". . . . . . . . Crusoe, Swiss Family . . . . . . . ." .)