Hacienda manager trotted around with lion (8)
I believe the answer is:
ranchero
'hacienda manager' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'trotted around with lion' is the wordplay.
'trotted' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this in another clue).
'around' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lion' becomes 'hero' (I've seen this before).
'ran'+'c'+'hero'='RANCHERO'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ranchero that I've seen before include "Mexican cowhand" , "Mexican farmer" , "See stock farmer" , "Farmworker" , "Stock farm worker in SW US or Mexico" .)