One who profits from a flogging? (6)
I believe the answer is:
vendor
'one who profits from a flogging?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'one who profits from' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'who' could be 'dr' (from TV series Doctor Who) and 'dr' is found in the remaining letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for vendor that I've seen before include "Person who sells goods" , "Person selling" , "One flogging" , "who does business?" , "A Latin seller" .)