Turn handle and snatch a pole he has? (8)
I believe the answer is:
bargeman
'a pole he has?' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'turn handle and snatch' is the wordplay.
'turn' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'handle' becomes 'name' (handle can mean a name or nickname).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'snatch' becomes 'grab' (synonyms).
'name'+'grab'='namegrab'
'namegrab' in reverse letter order is 'BARGEMAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bargeman that I've seen before include "Lighter or narrow boat manager" , "Person in charge of canal boat" .)