Freight expert getting gold to position within hour (7)
I believe the answer is:
haulier
'freight expert' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'gold to position within hour' is the wordplay.
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'to position' becomes 'lie' (lie can mean to place or position).
'within' is an insertion indicator.
'hour' becomes 'hr' (abbreviation).
'au'+'lie'='aulie'
'aulie' put inside 'hr' is 'HAULIER'.
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for haulier that I've seen before include "Trucker" , "Commercial transporter" , "Transporter of goods by road" , "He could transport" , "One transports goods in a vehicle" .)