Writer says ties get knotted (8)
I believe the answer is:
essayist
'writer' is the definition.
(I know that essayist is a type of writer)
'says ties get knotted' is the wordplay.
'says ties' anagrams to 'ESSAYIST'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for essayist that I've seen before include "Writer of short compositions" , "Writer of pieces on various subjects" , "One who writes short pieces on given subject" , "Bacon maybe" , "Writer of shorter pieces" .)