Master tries out others of his ilk (7)
I believe the answer is:
maestri
'others of his ilk' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is a plural noun.
'master tries out' is the wordplay.
'master' becomes 'ma' ().
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'tries' anagrammed gives 'estri'.
'ma'+'estri'='MAESTRI'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for maestri that I've seen before include "great musicians" , "leading musicians" , "Famous conductors" , "Distinguished musicians" , "Top musicians" .)