Fancy trimming of butter coated in spice (7)
I believe the answer is:
macrame
'fancy trimming' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'butter coated in spice' is the wordplay.
'butter' becomes 'ram' (a ram is something which 'butts').
'coated in' is an insertion indicator.
'spice' becomes 'mace' (mace is a kind of spice).
'ram' placed within 'mace' is 'MACRAME'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for macrame that I've seen before include "Cord-knotting craft" , "knotty work!" , "Art using knotted cord" , "Threadwork" , "Knotted thread work" .)