Nightclub performer beginning to smooch with tourist? (8)
I believe the answer is:
stripper
'nightclub performer' is the definition.
'stripper' can be an answer for 'performer' (stripper is a kind of performer). I am not sure about the 'nightclub' bit.
'beginning to smooch with tourist?' is the wordplay.
'beginning to' says to take the initial letters.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'tourist?' becomes 'tripper' (tripper is a kind of tourist).
The initial letter of 'smooch' is 's'.
's'+'tripper'='STRIPPER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stripper that I've seen before include "Paint remover" , "Progressively barer performer" , "One removing clothes" , "Exotic dancer" , "Her act is a revelation" .)