Crossword Genius

Medicine man mostly reasonable after eating meat (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shaman

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'medicine man' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'mostly reasonable after eating meat' is the wordplay.
'mostly reasonable' becomes 'san' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'after eating' indicates putting letters inside.
'meat' becomes 'ham' (ham is a kind of meat).
'san' enclosing 'ham' is 'SHAMAN'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for shaman that I've seen before include "Witch doctor" , "16 21 [INDIAN IMPORT]" , "Man of spirit" , "Doctor-priest working by magic" , "who practises a form of spiritualism?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app