Halved wood in Pres. Lincoln's houses (6)
I believe the answer is:
abodes
'lincoln's houses' is the definition.
'abodes' can be an answer for 'houses' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm unsure of the 'lincoln's' bit.
'halved wood in pres' is the wordplay.
'halved' suggests halving the letters.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'pres' becomes 'abes' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'wood' with half the letters taken is 'od'.
'od' placed inside 'abes' is 'ABODES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abodes that I've seen before include "Houses, homes" , "Dwelling-places" , "Dwellings" , "Dwelling places" , "Places of residence" .)