Flat areas with quiet twisting lanes (6)
I believe the answer is:
panels
'flat areas' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'with quiet twisting lanes' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'twisting' is an anagram indicator.
'lanes' anagrammed gives 'anels'.
'p' inserted inside 'anels' is 'PANELS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for panels that I've seen before include "Discussion groups in planes" , "Sections of wainscotting, bodywork etc" , "Consoles" , "Juries; boards with dials" , "Teams of people appointed to judge a competition" .)