Funny comics admit finishing Cinderella's new slipper (8)
I believe the answer is:
moccasin
'slipper' 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?
'funny comics admit finishing cinderella's new' is the wordplay.
'funny' indicates an anagram.
'admit' is an insertion indicator.
'finishing cinderella' becomes 'a' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'new' becomes 'n'.
'comics' with letters rearranged gives 'moccsi'.
'moccsi' enclosing 'a' is 'moccasi'.
'moccasi'+'n'='MOCCASIN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for moccasin that I've seen before include "Soft leather shoe - venomous snake" , "going on foot?" , "Footwear" , "Slipper; snake" , "Soft leather 11" .)