Miscellaneous trades, so diverse (8)
I believe the answer is:
assorted
'miscellaneous' is the definition.
('assorted' can be a synonym of 'miscellaneous')
'trades so diverse' is the wordplay.
'diverse' indicates an anagram (diverse implies variety or a change in the letters).
'trades'+'so'='tradesso'
'tradesso' with letters rearranged gives 'ASSORTED'.
(Other definitions for assorted that I've seen before include "Of different kinds put together, say sweets" , "Classified" , "Divers" , "Manifold" , "Of various types put together" .)