Man of affairs? (5)
I believe the answer is:
flirt
'man of affairs?' 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?
'man of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'man' could be 'r' (abbreviation for rook, a chess piece or 'man') and 'r' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'flit' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flirt that I've seen before include "Coquet" , "Behave amorously, without serious intentions" , "Hussy" , "Flutter one's eyelashes?" , "Chat (someone) up" .)