Item having Oedipal strings attached? (5)
I believe the answer is:
apron
'item' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'oedipal strings attached?' is the wordplay.
'oedipal strings' becomes 'apr' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'attached?' becomes 'on' (I've seen this in other clues).
'apr'+'on'='APRON'
'having' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for apron that I've seen before include "Kitchen garment or aerodrome strip" , "Pinnie" , "Extension of stage in front of curtain" , "Kitchen garment or airfield surface." , "Part of stage in front of the curtain" .)