Is Derek able to get some underwear for light support? (10)
I believe the answer is:
candelabra
'is derek' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'able to get some underwear for light support?' is the wordplay.
'able' becomes 'can'.
'to get' says to put letters next to each other.
'some underwear' becomes 'bra' (bra is a type of undergarment).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'light support?' becomes 'dela' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bra' put after 'dela' is 'delabra'.
'can'+'delabra' is 'CANDELABRA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for candelabra that I've seen before include "Holders for several lamps" , "Branched light holder" , "Lamp-holders" , "Candlesticks" , "Groups of lights suspended from ceiling" .)