Top designer gets rid of popular type whose job is a grind (6)
I believe the answer is:
miller
'top designer' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'rid of popular type whose job is a grind' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'grind' could be 'mill' (milling is a kind of grinding) and 'mill' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'gets' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for miller that I've seen before include "he had a tale to tell!)" , "grinding task for him" , "Grain grinder" , "Grinder of flour" , "His salesman died" .)