Leave nothing outside of stove that could be cooked (5)
I believe the answer is:
goose
'leave nothing outside of stove that could be cooked' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'leave nothing outside of stove' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'go' (to go is to depart or leave).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'outside of' means to remove the middle letters.
'stove' with its centre removed is 'se'.
'go'+'o'+'se'='GOOSE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for goose that I've seen before include "Marches in an odd fashion" , "Grab seat" , "Seasonal fare" , "Web-footed long-necked bird" , "Pimply state of the skin when cold or scared (with a bird)" .)