Eighteen lives represented. Can you beat it? (3-3)
I believe the answer is:
tom-tom
'eighteen' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tom-tom that I've seen before include "Cylindrical drum" , "Hand-beaten drum" , "Repetitive cat on the drum" , "African drum beaten with hands, sounds repetitive" , "African drum on the double?" .)