One way to work out buccaneer's change of side?
I believe the answer is:
pilates
'buccaneer's change of side?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'one way to work out' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'way' becomes 's' (Compass direction - South).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'work' becomes 'plate' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'out' is an insertion indicator.
's' put after 'plate' is 'plates'.
'i' inserted within 'plates' is 'PILATES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pilates that I've seen before include "Holistic system of physical exercises" , "Exercise system" , "Set of exercises used in holistic medicine" , "Ali's pet (anag) - exercise regime" , "Modern exercise" .)