My rendering of Nimrod: a ruffian (8)
I believe the answer is:
myrmidon
'my rendering' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'nimrod a ruffian' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'nimrod' is 'rmidon' which is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'my' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for myrmidon that I've seen before include "A warrior following Achilles to Troy - my Nimrod (anag)" , "keen backer-up" , "Unquestioning follower" , "Henchman" , "Faithful follower, after the Greek soldiers loyal to Achilles" .)