Appliances generally - can openers for cheap hotels in Eire oddly being included (9)
I believe the answer is:
machinery
'appliances' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'can openers for cheap hotels in eire oddly being included' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'may' (synonyms).
'openers for' suggests taking the first letters.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'being included' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
The first letters of 'cheap hotels' is 'ch'.
The alternate letters of 'eire' are 'er'.
'ch'+'in'+'er'='chiner'
'may' going around 'chiner' is 'MACHINERY'.
'generally' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for machinery that I've seen before include "Apparatus" , "Plant" , "agency" , "Powered equipment" , "Industrial equipment" .)