Consulted her about lingerie (12)
I believe the answer is:
underclothes
'lingerie' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'consulted her about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'consulted'+'her'='consultedher'
'consultedher' with letters rearranged gives 'UNDERCLOTHES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for underclothes that I've seen before include "Items worn next to the skin" , "junior counsel, at first unwilling to accept points" , "Garments worn next to the skin" , "Vests etc" .)