Collector of rubbish street cleaner at first missed. Peel, perhaps (7)
I believe the answer is:
avenger
'collector of rubbish' 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?
'street cleaner at first missed peel perhaps' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'street' could be 'ave' (short for avenue) and 'ave' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for avenger that I've seen before include "One carries out retribution" , "One who seeks or obtains satisfaction for injury" , "one evening?" , "One who exacts reparation for a wrong" , "One exacting retribution" .)