Get a saw out - the result of resignations (7)
I believe the answer is:
wastage
'result of resignations' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'get a saw out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'get'+'a'+'saw'='getasaw'
'getasaw' anagrammed gives 'WASTAGE'.
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wastage that I've seen before include "Loss through careless use" , "Unnecessary loss" , "exhausting" , "Atrophy -- careless destruction" , "Unprofitable spending" .)