A name for sham woollen fabric? (5)
I believe the answer is:
peter
'woollen fabric?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
'a name for sham' is the wordplay.
'a name' becomes 'Pet'.
'for sham' becomes 'er' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'pet'+'er'='PETER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for peter that I've seen before include "Play high card before low" , "Leading apostle" , "and 4 across Doctor Who actor" , "One of Jesus' disciples" , "Man's name" .)