Lawman in area still around collecting rent (8)
I believe the answer is:
attorney
'lawman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in area still around collecting rent' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'still around collecting' becomes 'tey' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'rent' becomes 'torn' (synonyms).
'a'+'tey'='atey'
'atey' going around 'torn' is 'ATTORNEY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for attorney that I've seen before include "brief" , "Legal advisor" , "Solicitor or barrister" , "Legal professional" , "profession" .)