Film buff’s second contender to collect for example Oscar (9)
I believe the answer is:
moviegoer
'film buff's' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'second contender to collect for example oscar' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 'mo' (both are short periods of time).
'contender' becomes 'vier' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to collect' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are collected by others).
'for example' becomes 'e.g.' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'oscar' becomes 'O' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'eg'+'o'='ego'
'vier' enclosing 'ego' is 'viegoer'.
'mo'+'viegoer'='MOVIEGOER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for moviegoer that I've seen before include "one getting into shorts?" , "One out for pictures" , "One attending films ( US )" , "Who goes to the flicks" .)