Broadcast to a silly union man (8)
I believe the answer is:
loyalist
'union man' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'broadcast to a silly' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' is an anagram indicator (letters scattered or cast around).
'to'+'a'+'silly'='toasilly'
'toasilly' is an anagram of 'LOYALIST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for loyalist that I've seen before include "supporter of ruler" , "Person faithful to the government, like Orangeman in N Ireland" , "One staying in support of a ruler or government" , "One true to monarch or government" , "One supporting established government" .)