Fibre intake of zany loner (5)
I believe the answer is:
nylon
'fibre' is the definition.
(I know that nylon is a type of man-made fiber)
'of zany loner' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'NYLON' is hidden within 'zany loner'.
'intake' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nylon that I've seen before include "Man-made fibre" , "Stocking; polymer" , "Synthetic fabric invented in 1938" , "Unaccompanied part song" , "Fibre of polymeric amides" .)