Second maiden playing as member of band (7)
I believe the answer is:
sideman
'member of band' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'second maiden playing' is the wordplay.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'playing' indicates an anagram.
'maiden' anagrammed gives 'ideman'.
's'+'ideman'='SIDEMAN'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for sideman that I've seen is " Jazz musician".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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