Lion and Mule fight over floorcovering (8)
I believe the answer is:
linoleum
'over floorcovering' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'lion and mule fight' is the wordplay.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'fight' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'fighting' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'lion' put after 'mule' is 'mulelion'.
'mulelion' is an anagram of 'LINOLEUM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for linoleum that I've seen before include "Common floor covering, often in kitchen" , "Mule/lion cross for a floor covering" , "Kind of floor covering with shiny surface" , "Stiff floor covering" , "Canvas-backed floor covering" .)