Follower of Iron Maiden loses dare (6)
I believe the answer is:
minion
'follower' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Servile follower ' mean 'minion' so perhaps 'follower' could also mean 'minion')
'iron maiden loses dare' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'maiden' could be 'm' (cricket abbreviation) and 'm' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'inion' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for minion that I've seen before include "Servile follower" , "flunkey" , "Servile underling" , "Dependant, underling" , "Servile favourite" .)