German writer's allowed boring item (6)
I believe the answer is:
gimlet
'boring item' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'german writer's allowed' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'writer's' becomes 'I'm' ('I am' referring to the writer of the clue).
'allowed' becomes 'let' (to let is to allow or permit).
'g'+'im'+'let'='GIMLET'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gimlet that I've seen before include "Tool for boring holes and a cocktail" , "Hole borer" , "Hole-boring tool" , "a boring thing" , "A carpenter's tool" .)