Tradesman having a change of heart about starting trouble (6)
I believe the answer is:
hatter
'tradesman' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'a change of heart about starting trouble' is the wordplay.
'a change of' is an anagram indicator (the letter order is changed).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'starting' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'trouble' is 't'.
'heart' anagrammed gives 'hater'.
'hater' placed around 't' is 'HATTER'.
'having' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hatter that I've seen before include "Maker of headwear" , "Threat (anag)" , "Topping chap" , "Tea-party attender" , "Tea party participant (Alice)" .)