The kind of blazer for a pioneer (5)
I believe the answer is:
trail
'a pioneer' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'the kind of blazer' is the wordplay.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'kind of blazer' becomes 'rail' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
't'+'rail'='TRAIL'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trail that I've seen before include "Beaten path; be in losing position" , "Rough track blazed through wild or hilly country" , "Rough path" , "Path or track through wild or hilly country" , "Drop behind" .)