House reports worker installing stairs in odd places (7)
I believe the answer is:
hansard
'house reports' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.
'worker installing stairs in odd places' is the wordplay.
'worker' becomes 'hand' (hand is a kind of worker).
'installing' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are installed).
'in odd places' means one should take alternating letters (only odd-numbered letters).
The alternate letters of 'stairs' are 'sar'.
'hand' placed around 'sar' is 'HANSARD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hansard that I've seen before include "House journal" , "Official report of Parliamentary proceedings" , "Official record of Parliament" , "Printed record of Westminster debates" , "Official record of Parliamentary proceedings" .)