Vessel for man always on the move (5)
I believe the answer is:
tramp
'vessel' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'man always on the move' is the wordplay.
'man always' becomes 'm' (M is an abbreviation for male or masculine. I am not sure about the 'always' bit.).
'on' is an insertion indicator.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'move' becomes 'rap' (rap is a kind of move).
't'+'rap'='trap'
'm' put inside 'trap' is 'TRAMP'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tramp that I've seen before include "Walk heavily - steamer" , "man down on his luck" , "Hike" , "Vagabond, hobo" , "Down-and-out" .)