Ring salesman, perhaps, to scoff, around spring (8)
I believe the answer is:
jeweller
'ring salesman perhaps' is the definition.
(someone who might sell a ring)
'scoff around spring' is the wordplay.
'scoff' becomes 'jeer' (synonyms).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'spring' becomes 'well' (I've seen this before).
'jeer' placed around 'well' is 'JEWELLER'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for jeweller that I've seen before include "Trader" , "High street retailer" , "Worker with gems and precious metals" , "he may give you a ring" , "Shopkeeper" .)