Male bird next to mine where the flier sits (7)
I believe the answer is:
cockpit
'where the flier sits' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'male bird next to mine' is the wordplay.
'male bird' becomes 'cock' (I've seen this before).
'next to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'mine' becomes 'pit' (down the pit).
'cock'+'pit'='COCKPIT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cockpit that I've seen before include "Driver's compartment in a racing car" , "Flightdeck" , "Pilot's place in aircraft" , "greenhouse" , "Racing driver's seat" .)