Crossword Genius

Guru behind wedding band works with clowns

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ringmaster

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'works with clowns' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'guru behind wedding band' is the wordplay.
'guru' becomes 'master' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'behind' says to put letters next to each other.
'wedding band' becomes 'ring' (I've seen this before).
'master' after 'ring' is 'RINGMASTER'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ringmaster that I've seen before include "Circus compere" , "showman" , "Top top man" , "Circus director" , "who cracks the whip?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.