Leering horribly when I appear in dishabille (8)
I believe the answer is:
lingerie
'dishabille' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.
'leering horribly when i appear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'i' is found in the answer.
an anagram of 'leering' is 'lngerie' which is located in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lingerie that I've seen before include "flimsy stuff" , "pants! Could be" , "CLOTHING" , "One from W Atlantic island group" , "Garments" .)