Plump spies breaking in, looking professional? (8)
I believe the answer is:
optician
'looking professional?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'plump spies breaking in' is the wordplay.
'plump' becomes 'opt' (both can mean to pick something).
'spies' becomes 'CIA' (Central Intelligence Agency).
'breaking' indicates putting letters inside.
'cia' placed inside 'in' is 'ician'.
'opt'+'ician'='OPTICIAN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for optician that I've seen before include "who supplies glasses" , "Eye tester" , "Provider of spectacles" , "Expert consulted for viewing" , "Prescriber of glasses and contact lenses" .)