Visionary taking in a distant deckhand (8)
I believe the answer is:
seafarer
'deckhand' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'visionary taking in a distant' is the wordplay.
'visionary' becomes 'seer' (synonyms).
'taking in' is an insertion indicator.
'a distant' becomes 'afar' (I've seen this before).
'seer' placed around 'afar' is 'SEAFARER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seafarer that I've seen before include "'Mariner, sailor (8)'" , "A traveller on the ocean, like sailor" , "Marine traveller" , "One going by ship" , "Traveller by ship" .)