Some emo, gullible, an influential type (5)
I believe the answer is:
mogul
'influential type' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'some emo gullible an' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'MOGUL' is hidden in the letters of 'emo gullible an'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mogul that I've seen before include "Important person - ski slope bump" , "Tycoon -- ski slope mound" , "Important person; snow mound on a ski slope" , "Former Indian ruler; bump on a ski slope" , "Powerful businessperson" .)