Gin before opening that lets down actor? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
trap door
'gin before opening that lets down actor?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'gin before opening' is the wordplay.
'gin' becomes 'trap' (I've seen this in another clue).
'before' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'opening' becomes 'door' (I've seen this in another clue).
'trap'+'door'='TRAP-DOOR'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trap door that I've seen before include "Way through a floor" , "Hinged floor panel" , "Entrance from beneath a stage" , "Hinged flap in floor" , "Hinged exit in floor or ceiling" .)