Kind of crook who does all he can to make a living? (8)
I believe the answer is:
swindler
'kind of crook' is the definition.
'swindler' can be an answer for 'crook' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'kind of' bit.
'does all he can to make a living?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'win' and 'win' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'who' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for swindler that I've seen before include "Con man" , "Con artist" , "Fraudulent person or cheat" , "Defrauder, scammer" , "One who cheats" .)