Bandleader in Newport seamlessly going retro? (7)
I believe the answer is:
maestro
'bandleader' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'in newport seamlessly going retro?' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'retro?' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'retro' mean this (retro is Latin for 'backwards')).
'ortseam' can be found hidden inside 'newport seamlessly going'.
'ortseam' back-to-front is 'MAESTRO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maestro that I've seen before include "Eminent musician" , "musical genius" , "great expert" , "hotshot" , "best in field" .)