Handle number in retreat with minimum staff? (3-3)
I believe the answer is:
one-man
'handle number in retreat with minimum staff?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'handle number in retreat' is the wordplay.
'handle' becomes 'name' (handle can mean a name or nickname).
'number' becomes 'no' (abbreviation for 'number').
'in retreat' says the letters should be written backwards.
'name'+'no'='nameno'
'nameno' written backwards gives 'ONE-MAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for one-man that I've seen is " (Of show) performed by a single person".)