A bench to put in the sun (5)
I believe the answer is:
stool
'a bench' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'to put in the sun' is the wordplay.
'put in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'the sun' becomes 'sol' (Latin for 'sun').
'to' placed inside 'sol' is 'STOOL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stool that I've seen before include "Simple seat" , "Backless chair" , "Motion" , "Armless seat" , "Small seat" .)