Nod off after break in sentence for SAS man (8)
I believe the answer is:
commando
'man' is the definition.
(commando is a kind of man)
'nod off after break' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'break' becomes 'comma' (I have seen 'Short break' mean 'comma' so perhaps 'break' could also mean 'comma').
'nod' anagrammed gives 'ndo'.
'ndo' after 'comma' is 'COMMANDO'.
'in sentence for sas' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for commando that I've seen before include "Member of a special service military unit" , "Soldier trained for raiding" , "Military unit specially trained for raids and assaults" , "specially-trained soldier" , "A specially trained soldier" .)