Homes in north-east street seen on Sunday (5)
I believe the answer is:
nests
'homes' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'north-east street seen on sunday' is the wordplay.
'north east' becomes 'ne'.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'seen on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'sunday' becomes 's'.
'ne'+'st'+'s'='NESTS'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nests that I've seen before include "Lodges" , "Bird structures" , "Cosy secluded retreats" , "Structures for laying eggs" , "Settles comfortably into, as birds do" .)