Maker of trays when he wasn't chasing the nymphs? (5)
I believe the answer is:
satyr
'he wasn't chasing the nymphs?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'maker of trays' is the wordplay.
'trays' anagrams to 'SATYR'.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for satyr that I've seen before include "Oversexed chap" , "Part man, part goat" , "Pan maybe" , "Goat-like woodland deity of Greek mythology" , "Greek god of the woodlands" .)