Craft operatives who twist one's arm (7)
I believe the answer is:
oarsmen
'craft operatives' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'twist one's arm' is the wordplay.
'twist' is an anagram indicator (a twisted or distorted version of the letters).
'ones'+'arm'='onesarm'
'onesarm' is an anagram of 'OARSMEN'.
'who' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oarsmen that I've seen before include "They propel a boat manually" , "They row the boat" , "Male propellers of boats" , "Scullers" , "They row boats" .)