Before party on vacation, sleep in baby’s outfit (5)
I believe the answer is:
nappy
'baby's outfit' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'before party on vacation sleep' is the wordplay.
'before' says to put letters next to each other.
'on vacation' means to remove the middle letters (after the inside letters have vacated the word).
'sleep' becomes 'nap' (a nap is a short sleep).
'party' with its centre taken out is 'py'.
'py' after 'nap' is 'NAPPY'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nappy that I've seen before include "Item for baby" , "Baby wear" , "Baseball fielder" , "Pad for baby" , "Baby garment" .)