Person taking holiday just before the fall? (7)
I believe the answer is:
tripper
'fall?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
'person taking holiday just before' is the wordplay.
'person' becomes 'per' (abbreviation).
'taking holiday just' becomes 'trip' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'per' after 'trip' is 'TRIPPER'.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tripper that I've seen before include "One hoping to enjoy journey" , "Someone out for day" , "Motorist just for fun" , "at risk of sustaining injury?" , "Excursionist" .)