Business leader of some standing paradoxically? (8)
I believe the answer is:
chairman
'some standing paradoxically?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'business leader' is the wordplay.
'business' becomes 'chair' (chair is a kind of business).
'leader' becomes 'man' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'chair'+'man'='CHAIRMAN'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chairman that I've seen before include "Boss" , "Mao?" , "Presiding male at meetings" , "A leader of meetings" , "Top person on a committee - this one's male" .)