Heath, say: I permit miners to roam (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
prime minister
'heath' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'i permit miners to roam' is the wordplay.
'to roam' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'roaming' mean this).
'i'+'permit'+'miners'='ipermitminers'
'ipermitminers' with letters rearranged gives 'PRIME MINISTER'.
'say' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for prime minister that I've seen before include "May" , "North, for instance" , "Law once in UK" , "PM" , "Head of government" .)