Dutch defender chasing payment gets subsequent comment (8)
I believe the answer is:
feedback
'subsequent comment' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'dutch defender chasing payment' is the wordplay.
'dutch' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for Dutch).
'defender' becomes 'back' (left-backs and right-backs are football defenders).
'chasing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters chase after others).
'payment' becomes 'fee' (payment for a job).
'd'+'back'='dback'
'dback' after 'fee' is 'FEEDBACK'.
'gets' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for feedback that I've seen before include "Suggestions to improve performance" , "Response to an inquiry or experiment" , "Return of product information to supplier" , "Responses to customer survey" , "Reaction" .)