Records money sealing introduction to Eric Trump's close associate (7)
I believe the answer is:
epstein
'trump's close associate' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'records money sealing introduction to eric' is the wordplay.
'records' becomes 'EPs' (EP is a type of record).
'money' becomes 'tin' (old-fashioned slang term for money).
'sealing' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are sealed inside).
'introduction to' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'eric' is 'e'.
'tin' placed around 'e' is 'tein'.
'eps'+'tein'='EPSTEIN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for epstein that I've seen before include "American-born British sculptor, d. 1959" , "Sir Jacob ..., sculptor noted for his statues of the famous" , "old artist" , "Brian --, Beatles manager" , "A rock band manager" .)