Trader needs minute with English having tirade about check (8)
I believe the answer is:
merchant
'trader' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'having tirade about check' is the wordplay.
'having' becomes 'me' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'tirade' becomes 'rant' (both can mean an angry outburst).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'check' becomes 'ch' (abbreviation).
'rant' enclosing 'ch' is 'rchant'.
'me'+'rchant'='MERCHANT'
'needs minute with english' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for merchant that I've seen before include "Retail trader" , "Distributor" , "Dealer" , "Antonio, for one" , "Businessperson engaged in trade" .)