Was a trader getting wood treated initially? (5)
I believe the answer is:
dealt
'was a trader' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'wood treated initially?' is the wordplay.
'wood' becomes 'deal' (deal is a kind of wood).
'initially?' says to take the initial letters (I've seen 'initially' mean this).
The initial letter of 'treated' is 't'.
'deal'+'t'='DEALT'
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dealt that I've seen before include "Dispensed (cards)" , "Traded" , "Handed out (cards)" , "Delta (anag.)" , "Delivered" .)