Crossword Genius

Would satellite barge into a smuggler? (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moonlighter

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'a smuggler?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'would satellite barge' is the wordplay.
'would satellite' becomes 'moon' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'barge' becomes 'lighter' (synonyms).
'moon'+'lighter'='MOONLIGHTER'

'into' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for moonlighter that I've seen before include "he performs more than one job" , "Person with more than one job" , "One holding another job" , "someone who's got an extra job" , "one taking extra work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app