I will join party subsequently as one impressed by false image? (8)
I believe the answer is:
idolater
'one impressed by false image?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'i will join party subsequently' is the wordplay.
'will' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'join' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'party' becomes 'do' (do can informally mean a party).
'subsequently' becomes 'later' (subsequently means later on).
'i'+'do'+'later'='IDOLATER'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for idolater that I've seen before include "great admirer" , "One worshipping graven image" , "Tailored like pagan worshipper" , "Person who worships graven images" , "Strong admirer" .)