Article missing its last odd loose thread (5)
I believe the answer is:
thrum
'loose thread' is the definition.
'thrum' can be an answer for 'thread' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'loose' bit.
'article missing its last odd' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article in English).
'missing its last' means to remove the last letter (the last letter is missing).
'odd' becomes 'rum' (rum can mean strange or dubious).
'the' with its final letter taken away is 'th'.
'th'+'rum'='THRUM'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thrum that I've seen before include "Repetitive sound" , "Make a rhythmic hum" , "Single thread" , "bit of thread" , "end of yarn" .)