Join compiler coming in commando? (7)
I believe the answer is:
soldier
'commando?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'join compiler coming in' is the wordplay.
'join' becomes 'solder' (soldering is a kind of joining).
'compiler coming' becomes 'i' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'solder' placed around 'i' is 'SOLDIER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for soldier that I've seen before include "trained killer" , "Member of the military" , "20 down man" , "Server in army" , "Member of the armed forces" .)