House decoration is done, retiring shattered (8,6)
I believe the answer is:
interior design
'house decoration' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'is done retiring shattered' is the wordplay.
'shattered' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'done'+'retiring'='isdoneretiring'
'isdoneretiring' is an anagram of 'INTERIOR DESIGN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for interior design that I've seen before include "Decoration and furnishings for rooms" , "Planning for home" .)