Layabout in loafers (3)
I believe the answer is:
oaf
'layabout' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'in loafers' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'OAF' is hidden within 'loafers'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oaf that I've seen before include "An ill-mannered lout" , "Bumpkin" , "Awkward, clumsy person" , "Boor or lout" , "Stupid lout" .)