Does one help actors for a change? (7)
I believe the answer is:
dresser
'does one' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.
'help actors for a change?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'change?' could be 'dress' (dressing is a kind of changing) and 'dress' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dresser that I've seen before include "One who treats wounds" , "Sideboard with open shelves" , "Person working in one theatre" , "Theatre assistant" , "Piece of dining-room furniture" .)