Dosser who bought houses (4)
I believe the answer is:
hobo
'dosser who bought houses' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'dosser who bought houses' is the wordplay.
'houses' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (part of the clue houses the answer).
'HOBO' is hidden in the letters of 'dosser who bought'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hobo that I've seen before include "Tramp (US)" , "Itinerant" , "Vagrant (US)" , "American tramp" , "Deer, situated at the back" .)