Particular types journalist introduced to rubbish (7)
I believe the answer is:
pedants
'particular types' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'journalist introduced to rubbish' is the wordplay.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'introduced to' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'rubbish' becomes 'pants' (informal term meaning poor-quality).
'ed' going within 'pants' is 'PEDANTS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pedants that I've seen before include "More than one lover of accuracy" , "Paraders of knowledge" , "They are over-concerned with correctness of detail" .)