Industrialist's housing experiment (5)
This could be a double definition.
'industrialist's' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'housing experiment' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for error that I've seen before include "Mistake, lapse" , "A mistake or inaccuracy" , "Blunder or mistake" , "Slip-up" , "Bloomer, blunder" .)
'experiment' is the definition.
(I know that trial is a type of experiment)
'industrialist's housing' is the wordplay.
'housing' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (part of the clue houses the answer).
'TRIAL' is hidden in the letters of 'industrialists'.
(Other definitions for trial that I've seen before include "Court appearance on charge - it's an ordeal" , "competition" , "Ordeal, perhaps in court" , "pain in the neck" , "Court hearing" .)