Disposed of housing for diner where people hang? (8)
I believe the answer is:
scaffold
'people hang?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'disposed of housing for diner' is the wordplay.
'disposed of' becomes 'sold' (dispose of can mean to sell something).
'housing' is an insertion indicator.
'for diner' becomes 'caff' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sold' placed around 'caff' is 'SCAFFOLD'.
'where' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scaffold that I've seen before include "Platform refreshment" , "Platform for executions" , "Temporary structure around a building" , "Platform on which criminals were once hung" , "Framework of poles and planks on construction site" .)