Long-haul workers from Manchester somehow getting the last word (8,6)
'long-haul workers' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'manchester somehow getting the last word' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'manchester' is 'merchantse' which is within the answer.
'word' could be 'amen' (I have seen 'Word of agreement' mean 'amen' so perhaps 'word' could also mean 'amen') and 'amen' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
'word' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for merchant that I've seen before include "Retail trader" , "Distributor" , "Businessperson engaged in trade" , "One who buys and sells" , "Antonio, for one" .)