Baffling call on feminine facilities (8)
I believe the answer is:
flooring
'baffling' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I can't see how one could define the other.
'call on feminine facilities' is the wordplay.
'call' becomes 'ring' (telephone call).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'feminine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation listed in Chambers).
'facilities' becomes 'loo' (I've seen this in other clues).
'f'+'loo'='floo'
'ring' put after 'floo' is 'FLOORING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flooring that I've seen before include "platform" , "Material for walking on" , "Carpet, wood, etc." , "Carpet or lino, say" , "Bewildering" .)