Assign gold to someone out of pocket (8)
I believe the answer is:
creditor
'someone out of pocket' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'assign gold' is the wordplay.
'assign' becomes 'credit' (crediting is a kind of assigning).
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'credit'+'or'='CREDITOR'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for creditor that I've seen before include "Director (anag)" , "to whom something is due" , "One who's owed money" , "Person to whom debt is owed" , "Moneylender" .)