Log taxi with hesitation (5)
I believe the answer is:
caber
'log' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'taxi with hesitation' is the wordplay.
'taxi' becomes 'cab' (synonyms).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er).
'cab'+'er'='CABER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for caber that I've seen before include "Tree trunk for tossing" , "Tree trunk tossed in sport" , "One Highlanders toss" , "that's elevated at 8 [HIGHLAND GAMES]" , "Trunk tossed in the Highlands" .)