Layabout in loafers (3)
I believe the answer is:
oaf
'layabout' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'in loafers' is the wordplay.
'in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'OAF' is hidden in the letters of 'loafers'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oaf that I've seen before include "An ill-mannered lout" , "Bumpkin" , "Awkward, clumsy person" , "Boor or lout" , "Stupid lout" .)