Matthew perhaps sliced bananas, holding one with pressure (8)
I believe the answer is:
disciple
'matthew' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sliced bananas holding one with pressure' is the wordplay.
'bananas' indicates anagramming the letters (informal term for mad).
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'sliced' anagrammed gives 'discle'.
'i'+'p'='ip'
'discle' going around 'ip' is 'DISCIPLE'.
'perhaps' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for disciple that I've seen before include "one believes" , "Mark, for example" , "Follower of a religious leader" , "Christian?" , "Devout follower" .)