Person in the van covering for musician (6)
I believe the answer is:
player
'for musician' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'person in the van covering' is the wordplay.
'person' becomes 'p' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'in the van' means one lot of letters go next to another (some letters go in the van ie at the front).
'covering' becomes 'layer' (a layer is covering).
'p'+'layer'='PLAYER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for player that I've seen before include "Performer" , "South African golfer, b. 1935" , "Active sportsperson" , "Contestant" , "Game's participant" .)