Hide mistake found in the field (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
cover slip
'the field' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'hide mistake' is the wordplay.
'hide' becomes 'cover' (covering is a kind of hiding).
'mistake' becomes 'slip' (a slip is a blunder or mistake).
'cover'+'slip'='COVER SLIP'
'found in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for cover slip that I've seen is " That comes under the microscope".)