Attribute evident when one has a certain something? (9)
I believe the answer is:
ownership
'attribute evident' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'one has a certain something?' is the wordplay.
'one has' becomes 'owner' (I've seen this before).
'a certain something?' becomes 'ship' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'owner'+'ship'='OWNERSHIP'
'when' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ownership that I've seen before include "Legal title" , "The right of possessing something" , "Proprietary right of possession" , "Proprietorship, possession" .)