Sort of male turns into Irish guy (9)
I believe the answer is:
ulsterman
'irish guy' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'sort of male turns' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'male'+'turns'='maleturns'
'maleturns' is an anagram of 'ULSTERMAN'.
'into' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ulsterman that I've seen before include "Provincial person" , "Down, maybe chap" , "One from the northern part of Ireland" , "Fellow from Northern Ireland" .)