One favouring a lot of relations? (9)
I believe the answer is:
raconteur
'one favouring' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'a lot of relations?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'lot' could be 'c' and 'c' is present in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for raconteur that I've seen before include "one with a gift for relation" , "Anecdotist" , "A good teller of tales" , "Amusing fellow" , "He tells a good story" .)