One of the following? (8)
'the following' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for disciple that I've seen before include "Student - follower" , "James perhaps" , "Follower of certain doctrines" , "Pupil - follower" , "one believes" .)
'following' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'one of the' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one' could be 'a' (a thing is one thing) and 'a' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adherent that I've seen before include "lover" , "Devotee" , "supporter of party" , "Weep" , "Follower, partisan" .)