Ranger from west Louisiana begins working on ranch (8)
I believe the answer is:
wrangler
'ranch' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'ranger from west louisiana begins working' is the wordplay.
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'begins' indicates taking the first letters.
'working' indicates anagramming the letters.
The initial letters of 'west louisiana' is 'wl'.
'ranger'+'wl'='rangerwl'
'rangerwl' with letters rearranged gives 'WRANGLER'.
'on' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wrangler that I've seen before include "Cambridge mathematician - US herdsman" , "In the US, one is in charge of horses on a ranch" , "One arguing" , "One engaged in dispute - cowboy - Cambridge mathematician with a first-class degree" , "Argumentative person - Cambridge mathematician" .)