Dressing easy as ABC to nurses (7)
I believe the answer is:
tabasco
'dressing' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both things that one consumes for nourishment as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'easy as abc to nurses' is the wordplay.
'easy' indicates anagramming the letters (a loosened or easy version of the letters).
'nurses' is an insertion indicator (nurse can mean to hold onto or harbour).
'as'+'abc'='asabc'
'asabc' with letters rearranged gives 'abasc'.
'abasc' going inside 'to' is 'TABASCO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tabasco that I've seen before include "Chilli sauce" , "A hot spicy sauce" , "Mexican state; pungent sauce" , "condiment?" , "Hot pepper sauce" .)