Merchant who used to be a baggage-handler? (8)
I believe the answer is:
exporter
'merchant' is the definition.
(exporter is a type of merchant)
'used to be a baggage-handler?' is the wordplay.
'used to be' becomes 'ex' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'a baggage-handler?' becomes 'porter' (a porter carries baggage).
'ex'+'porter'='EXPORTER'
'who' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for exporter that I've seen before include "Business that sells its goods abroad" , "One making foreign sales" , "one selling overseas" , "One selling abroad" , "Overseas trader" .)