Barman protects funny fellow from hotel getting on (6)
I believe the answer is:
switch
'on' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'barman protects funny fellow from hotel' is the wordplay.
'barman' becomes 'sc' (I've seen this in other clues).
'protects' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'funny fellow' becomes 'wit' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'sc' going around 'wit' is 'switc'.
'switc'+'h'='SWITCH'
'getting' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for switch that I've seen before include "Get change" , "Electrical control - change sides" , "Device for opening and closing electric circuits" , "Shift" , "that turns on the power" .)