Detective left out wordplay that's unsophisticated (8)
I believe the answer is:
homespun
'unsophisticated' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'detective left out wordplay' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'wordplay' could be 'pun' (synonyms) and 'pun' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'homes' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'that's' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for homespun that I've seen before include "Artless and straightforward" , "Simple, unsophisticated" , "Unsophisticated - not made in mill" , "Folksy - open mush (anag)" , "Unsophisticated -- posh menu (anag)" .)