He welcomes listeners in a coffin carrier (6)
I believe the answer is:
hearse
'a coffin carrier' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'he welcomes listeners' is the wordplay.
'welcomes' means one lot of letters goes inside another (in sense of 'invites in').
'listeners' becomes 'ears' (body parts which listen).
'he' enclosing 'ears' is 'HEARSE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hearse that I've seen before include "Vehicle to carry a coffin" , "Vehicle for carrying a coffin" , "Coffin conveyance" , "final vehicle?" , "Vehicle for the last trip?" .)