One who works for cut rate? (6)
I believe the answer is:
barber
'one who works for cut rate?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'one who works for cut rate?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'a' (a thing is one thing) and 'a' is found in the answer.
'rate?' could be 'be' (rating is a kind of being) and 'be' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for barber that I've seen before include "Men's haircutter, musically of Seville?" , "Hairdresser for men - musically from Seville" , "Sweeney Todd's job" , "who performs on the fringe?" , "Man's hairdresser - from Seville?" .)