Bantam knocked around ring by one of those earning a living in a crafty way? (7)
I believe the answer is:
boatman
'one of those earning a living in a crafty way?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'bantam knocked around ring' is the wordplay.
'knocked' indicates an anagram.
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ring' becomes 'o'.
'bantam' anagrammed gives 'batman'.
'batman' placed around 'o' is 'BOATMAN'.
'by' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for boatman that I've seen before include "Water transport provider" , "One in charge of a small vessel" , "George - or Harris, maybe" , "One having row with" , "Sailor" .)