Hired men backing one-man band's performance (7)
I believe the answer is:
gigolos
'hired men' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'backing one-man band's performance' is the wordplay.
'backing' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'one-man band' becomes 'solo' (I've seen this in another clue).
'performance' becomes 'gig' (a gig is a musical concert).
'solo'+'gig'='sologig'
'sologig' written backwards gives 'GIGOLOS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gigolos that I've seen before include "Paid male escorts" , "Men paid" , "More than one playboy" .)