Lamenting strange positioning (9)
I believe the answer is:
alignment
'positioning' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'lamenting strange' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'lamenting' anagrammed gives 'ALIGNMENT'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alignment that I've seen before include "Alliance" , "Dressing" , "course" , "Order" , "Conformity - straightening" .)