Succeed in marrying aristocrat, a man of property (8)
I believe the answer is:
landlord
'man of property' 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?
'succeed in marrying aristocrat a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'aristocrat' could be 'lord' (lord is a kind of aristocrat) and 'lord' is found within the answer.
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for landlord that I've seen before include "Mein host" , "He sets and collects the rent" , "He wants letters" , "Male lessor" , "He rents land or premises" .)