Statesman handed lorries out (5,8)
I believe the answer is:
rhode islander
'statesman' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'handed lorries out' is the wordplay.
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'handed'+'lorries'='handedlorries'
'handedlorries' with letters rearranged gives 'RHODE ISLANDER'.
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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