House-keeping? It could be a flat occupation (7)
I believe the answer is:
tenancy
'occupation' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'house-keeping? it could be a flat' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found in the answer.
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tenancy that I've seen before include "Rental period" , "Temporary occupation of land" , "Occupation of lands or houses for rent" , "Tenure" , "Property agreement" .)