Bathes in hot water in bawdy-house (5)
I believe the answer is:
stews
'bathes' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their -s form, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stews that I've seen before include "Ragouts" , "Dishes cooked by long simmering" , "Cooks slowly in liquid" , "Pickles" , "Swelters" .)