Basic framework fractures and I turn to engineer (14)
I believe the answer is:
infrastructure
'basic framework' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'fractures and i turn to engineer' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to engineer' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'turn'='iturn'
'fractures' put after 'iturn' is 'iturnfractures'.
'iturnfractures' is an anagram of 'INFRASTRUCTURE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for infrastructure that I've seen before include "foundations of society" , "Basic facilities" , "basis for development" , "Foundation" , "Eg, buildings, roads, utilities" .)