In Scotland, he’s paid to find the net and secure the game (7)
I believe the answer is:
ghillie
'in scotland he's paid to find the net and secure the game' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'in scotland he's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'hillie' and 'hillie' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'g' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ghillie that I've seen before include "Hunt attendant (Scots)" , "hunting guide" , "Scots hunting attendant" , "fishing guide" , "sportsman's attendant" .)