How’s rep dancing along with In the Navy? (9)
I believe the answer is:
shipowner
'the navy?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'how's rep dancing along with in' is the wordplay.
'dancing along with' is an anagram indicator.
'hows'+'rep'='howsrep'
'howsrep' with its letters mixed up with 'in' makes 'SHIPOWNER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shipowner that I've seen before include "I've secured brig" , "Onassis, say" , "Crafty proprietor" , "man over the line" .)