Georgia greeted eccentric inventor (9)
I believe the answer is:
gadgeteer
'inventor' 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?
'georgia greeted eccentric' is the wordplay.
'georgia' becomes 'GA' (abbreviation).
'eccentric' is an anagram indicator.
'greeted' with letters rearranged gives 'dgeteer'.
'ga'+'dgeteer'='GADGETEER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gadgeteer that I've seen before include "Gismo buff" , "Perhaps mobile fan" .)