Conman in trouble for imported powder (8)
I believe the answer is:
cinnamon
'imported powder' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'conman in trouble' is the wordplay.
'trouble' indicates an anagram.
'conman'+'in'='conmanin'
'conmanin' with letters rearranged gives 'CINNAMON'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cinnamon that I've seen before include "Something spicy" , "spicy stuff" , "'Spice in con man, strangely (8)'" , "The spice is oddly non-manic" , "Yellow-brown spice from bark of Asian tree" .)