First lot shortly arranged for the arranger? (7)
I believe the answer is:
florist
'the arranger?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'first lot shortly arranged' is the wordplay.
'shortly' means to remove the last letter.
'arranged' is an anagram indicator.
'first'+'lot'='firstlot'
'firstlot' with its last letter taken away is 'firstlo'.
'firstlo' with letters rearranged gives 'FLORIST'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for florist that I've seen before include "Dealer in flowers" , "delivery of wedding flowers is my business" , "One who deals in bouquets" , "Stare wide-eyed" , "high street presence" .)