Duck coming across large person wielding spadelike tool (9)
I believe the answer is:
shoveller
'duck' is the definition.
(I know that shoveller is a type of duck)
'across large person wielding spadelike tool' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'large' could be 'l' (eg in clothes sizes) and 'l' is located in the answer.
'tool' could be 'shovel' (shovel is a kind of tool) and 'shovel' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'coming' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shoveller that I've seen before include "snow clearer?" , "Broad-billed waterbird" .)