Should he get the message about a bankrupt's affairs? (8)
I believe the answer is:
receiver
'should he' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'get the message about a bankrupt's affairs?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'get' could be 'receive' (synonyms) and 'receive' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for receiver that I've seen before include "Beneficiary; fence" , "One is appointed to liquidate or preserve assets" , "Fence; bankruptcy official" , "Communications device" , "Criminal - set" .)