In the nursery, is nice for playing with (7)
I believe the answer is:
conifer
'in the nursery' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'nice for playing with' is the wordplay.
'nice for' anagrams to 'CONIFER'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.
'is' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for conifer that I've seen before include "Type of tree" , "In force (anag.)" , "E.g. yew, pine or fir" , "Fir or pine, for example" , "Eg, pine, fir or cypress" .)