Fun activity dressing nurses in tissue (8)
I believe the answer is:
ligament
'tissue' is the definition.
(ligament is a kind of tissue)
'fun activity dressing nurses' is the wordplay.
'fun activity' becomes 'game' (game is a kind of activity. I am not sure about the 'fun' bit.).
'dressing' becomes 'lint' (material used for dressing wounds).
'nurses' indicates putting letters inside (nurse can mean to hold onto or harbour).
'game' placed inside 'lint' is 'LIGAMENT'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ligament that I've seen before include "Band of tissue joining bones" , "Tissue which joins bones" , "What may get torn" , "Link between bones or cartilages" , "What footballer may damage" .)