Good judge of taste? This chap's broken new tea set! (8)
I believe the answer is:
aesthete
'good judge' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'taste? this chap's broken new tea set' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'tea' could be 't' (I've seen this in other clues) and 't' is found in the answer.
'chap' could be 'he' and 'he' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'set' is 'est' which is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ae' 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 aesthete that I've seen before include "Poetry lover maybe" , "Person with great sensitivity towards the arts and the beautiful" , "Arty type" , "One sensitive to art and beauty" , "One who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art" .)