Bolts lawyers' entrance to Strangeways (4)
I believe the answer is:
bars
'bolts' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
'lawyers' entrance to strangeways' is the wordplay.
'lawyers'' becomes 'bar' (the bar can mean the legal profession).
'entrance to' says to take the initial letters.
The first letter of 'strangeways' is 's'.
'bar'+'s'='BARS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bars that I've seen before include "See 4" , "Rods or drink dispensers" , "Establishments where alcoholic drinks are served" , "Drinking establishments" , "Watering holes - units in musical scores" .)