Gods run aboard an old ship (7)
I believe the answer is:
gallery
'an old ship' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'gods run aboard' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'run' could be 'r' (cricket abbreviation) and 'r' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'galley' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for gallery that I've seen before include "For spectators or paintings" , "Collection of art" , "Area for exhibiting works of art" , "eg National, Hayward" , "Covered balcony" .)