Renaissance man rebuffed somewhat more rudely (5)
I believe the answer is:
durer
'renaissance man' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'rebuffed somewhat more rudely' is the wordplay.
'rebuffed' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'somewhat' indicates a hidden word.
'rerud' is hidden in the letters of 'more rudely'.
'rerud' back-to-front is 'DURER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for durer that I've seen before include "Albrecht --, German painter/engraver" , "Albrecht --, German engraver/painter" , "Picture-maker" , "Albrecht -, C15-16 German artist" , "Renaissance painter" .)