One of the pictures that comes to hand after a deal (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
court card
'deal' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
'one of the pictures that comes to hand after a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'hand' could be 'r' (abbreviation for right, as in the right-hand side) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for court card that I've seen before include "Jack or a queen, for instance" , "queen perhaps" , "king, perhaps" , "King or queen, say" , "Elevated club, maybe" .)