What might be left inside hat after opening of sutures? (5)
I believe the answer is:
scalp
'opening of sutures?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both body parts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'what might be left inside hat' is the wordplay.
'what might be' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'hat' becomes 'cap' (cap is a type of hat).
'l' going into 'cap' is 'calp'.
's'+'calp'='SCALP'
'after' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scalp that I've seen before include "Hirsute war trophy once taken by Native Americans" , "Skin with hair as trophy" , "wants to resell theatre tickets" , "Hair producer" , "Cut hair very short" .)