Left article about lion - woolly stuff (7)
I believe the answer is:
lanolin
'woolly stuff' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'left article about lion' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'article' becomes 'an' (English indefinite article).
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'lion' with letters rearranged gives 'olin'.
'l'+'an'+'olin'='LANOLIN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lanolin that I've seen before include "Wool fat used in ointments" , "Wool extract used in some ointments" , "substance found in ointments" , "Oily substance on wool" , "Oil on sheep's wool" .)